VENA CEPHALICA ACCESSORIA

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("vena cephalica accessoria" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("vena cephalica accessoria" is a part of...):

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