cephalic vein

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cephalic vein - a large vein of the arm that empties into the axillary vein

vena cephalica

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"

arm - a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb

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accessory cephalic vein ARM forearm vein vena vena cephalica vena cephalica accessoria venous blood vessel			Despite higher perfusion pressure in the cephalic vein there were no perioperative bleeding complications. Implantation of a cardioverter defibrillator on the side of a ... by Erdogan, Ali; Akcay, Burak; Ludemann, Monika; Spiegl, Till; Tillmanns, Harald / The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology (Anadolu Kardiyoloji Dergisi) The cephalic vein of the left arm and the basilic vein of the right arm were also tender and indurated. Migratory thrombophlebitis and acute Q fever by Delgado, Rosa Garcia / Emerging Infectious Diseases The cephalic vein lies on the lateral or outside aspect of the arm and provides the second choice if the patient's medial vein is inaccessible in either arm. Phlebotomy on trial by Ernst, Dennis J. / Medical Laboratory Observer			centurion century century plant CEO ceorl cep cepaceous Cepevorous cephal- cephalad cephalalgia Cephalalgic Cephalanthera Cephalanthera rubra Cephalanthium cephalaspid Cephalaspida Cephalaspis Cephalata Cephalate cephalexin cephalgia cephalhematoma cephalic cephalic index cephalic vein cephalic version cephalin Cephalism Cephalitis cephalization Cephalo cephalo- Cephalobidae Cephalocercal Cephalochordata cephalochordate cephaloglycin cephalohematoma Cephaloid Cephalology cephalomancy Cephalomere cephalometer cephalometry Cephalon Cephalonia Cephalophora cephalopod cephalopod mollusk Cephalopoda			cephalic ganglion cephalic ganglion cephalic ganglion cephalic index cephalic index cephalic index cephalic index cephalic index cephalic indexes cephalic indexes cephalic indexes Cephalic Limit of the Pericardial Reflection cephalic module Cephalic Phase Insulin Release cephalic pole cephalic pole cephalic pole cephalic pole cephalic presentation cephalic presentation cephalic presentation cephalic presentation Cephalic Space and the Nerve Ring cephalic tetanus cephalic tetanus cephalic tetanus cephalic triangle cephalic triangle cephalic triangle cephalic triangle cephalic vein cephalic vein, accessory cephalic vein, accessory cephalic vein, accessory cephalic vein, median cephalic vein, median cephalic vein, median cephalic version cephalic version cephalic version cephalically cephalically cephalically cephalin cephalin cephalin Cephalina cephalins cephalins cephalins Cephalisation Cephalisation Cephalism cephalitis cephalitis cephalization cephalization Cephallenia Cephallenia Cephallenia Cephalo

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