ACCESSORY CEPHALIC VEIN

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Meaning:

A vein that passes along the radial edge of the forearm and joins the cephalic vein near the elbow

Synonyms:

accessory cephalic vein; vena cephalica accessoria

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("accessory cephalic vein" is a kind of...):

vein; vena; venous blood vessel (a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart)

Holonyms ("accessory cephalic vein" is a part of...):

forearm (the part of the superior limb between the elbow and the wrist)

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