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basilic vein
basilic vein (bəˈzɪlɪk) n (Anatomy) a large vein situated on the inner side of the arm[C18: from Latin basilicus kingly; see basil]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  basilic vein - a vein that drains the back of the hand and forearm and empties into the axillary veinvena basilicavein, vena, venous blood vessel - a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart; "all veins except the pulmonary vein carry unaerated blood"forearm - the part of the superior limb between the elbow and the wrist |
basilic vein
basilic vein[bə′sil·ik ′vān] (anatomy) The large superficial vein of the arm on the medial side of the biceps brachii muscle. basilic vein
ba·sil·ic vein [TA] arises from the ulnar side of the dorsal venous network of the hand; it curves around the medial side of the forearm (as the basilic vein of forearm), communicates with the cephalic vein via the median cubital vein, and passes up the medial side of the arm to join the axillary vein. Synonym(s): vena basilica [TA]basilic vein The large superficial vein of the arm which drains the hand and arm, and courses medial to the biceps brachii muscle.
Origin
Medial/ulnar side of the dorsal venous network of the hand.
Joining veins
Cephalic vein at cubital fossa, brachial veins at inferior border of teres major muscle.
End
Axillary vein.ba·sil·ic vein (bă-sil'ik vān) Arises from the ulnar side of the dorsal venous network of the hand; it curves around the medial side of the forearm, communicates with the cephalic vein through the median cubital vein, and passes up the medial side of the arm to join the axillary vein. basilic vein
Related to basilic vein: cephalic vein, brachial vein, Median cubital veinSynonyms for basilic veinnoun a vein that drains the back of the hand and forearm and empties into the axillary veinSynonymsRelated Words- vein
- vena
- venous blood vessel
- forearm
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