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Definition of Basilic vein

1. Noun. A vein that drains the back of the hand and forearm and empties into the axillary vein.

Definition of Basilic vein

1. Noun. (anatomy) A large superficial vein of the upper limb that helps drain parts of hand and forearm. ¹

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Medical Definition of Basilic vein

1. Arises from the ulnar side of the dorsal venous network of the hand; it curves around the medial side of the forearm, communicates with the cephalic vein via the median cubital vein, and passes up the medial side of the arm to join the axillary vein. Synonym: vena basilica. (05 Mar 2000)

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Literary usage of Basilic vein

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Anatomy: Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1897)
"Occasionally it opens separately into the median basilic vein. It communicates with branches of the median vein in front and with the posterior ulnar behind ..."

2. Anatomy, Descriptive and Applied by Henry Gray (1913)
"It ascends on the ulnar side of the front of the forearm and ends in the basilic vein or in the vena mediana cubiti; in a small proportion of cases it ..."

3. Cunningham's Manual of Practical Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham, Arthur Robinson (1914)
"The basilic vein, having received the median basilic vein, runs proximally, on the medial surface of the arm, in the medial bicipital sulcus; ..."

4. The Anatomy and Physiology of the Human Body by John Bell, Charles Bell (1829)
"Around the median cephalic the cutaneous nerves play more profusely, and under the median basilic vein the humeral artery passes. ..."

5. Therapeutic Gazette (1916)
"Although the median basilic vein is larger than the median cephalic, it is in close No. 1.—Proper posture for the patient. shaft of which is no larger ..."

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