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Noun: accessory cephalic vein
  1. A vein that passes along the radial edge of the forearm and joins the cephalic vein near the elbow
    "The accessory cephalic vein is sometimes used for intravenous access";
    - vena cephalica accessoria

Derived forms: accessory cephalic veins

Type of: vein, vena, venous blood vessel

Part of: forearm

Encyclopedia: Accessory cephalic vein