basilic vein
nounAnatomy.
a large vein on the inner side of the arm.
Origin of basilic vein
1First recorded in 1660–70, basilic vein is from Latin vēna basilica “royal vein”
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How to use basilic vein in a sentence
Some hardness could here be felt in the course of the basilic vein.
On the origin of inflammation of the veins | Henry LeeFour pints of saline solution were infused into the median basilic vein, and 1/30 grain strychnine sulph.
Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 | George Henry Makins
British Dictionary definitions for basilic vein
basilic vein
/ (bəˈzɪlɪk) /
noun
a large vein situated on the inner side of the arm
Origin of basilic vein
1C18: from Latin basilicus kingly; see basil
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