accessory cephalic vein

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Noun1.accessory cephalic vein - a vein that passes along the radial edge of the forearm and joins the cephalic vein near the elbowaccessory cephalic vein - a vein that passes along the radial edge of the forearm and joins the cephalic vein near the elbow
vena cephalica accessoria
vein, vena, venous blood vessel - a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart; "all veins except the pulmonary vein carry unaerated blood"
forearm - the part of the superior limb between the elbow and the wrist
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