cephalic vein

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Noun

cephalic vein - a large vein of the arm that empties into the axillary veinvena cephalicavein, 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"arm - a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb

cephalic vein

[sə′fal·ik ′vān] (anatomy) A superficial vein located on the lateral side of the arm which drains blood from the radial side of the hand and forearm into the axillary vein.

cephalic vein

ce·phal·ic vein

[TA] subcutaneous vein that arises at the radial border of the dorsal venous network of the hand, passes upward anterior to the elbow and along the lateral side of the arm; it empties into the upper part of the axillary vein. Synonym(s): vena cephalica [TA]

ce·phal·ic vein

(sĕ-fal'ik vān) [TA] Arises at the radial border of the dorsal venous rete of the hand, passes upward in front of the elbow and along the lateral side of the arm; it empties into the upper part of the axillary vein.

cephalic vein

Related to cephalic vein: brachial vein, axillary vein, basilic vein

noun

Synonyms for cephalic vein

noun a large vein of the arm that empties into the axillary vein

Synonyms

vena cephalica

Related Words

vein
vena
venous blood vessel
arm

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