accessory cephalic vein

Definitions of accessory cephalic vein
  1. noun
    a vein that passes along the radial edge of the forearm and joins the cephalic vein near the elbow
    synonyms: vena cephalica accessoria
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    type of:
    vein, vena, venous blood vessel
    a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
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