axillary vein
axillary vein · axillary veins
A large blood vessel that conveys blood from the lateral aspect of the thorax, axilla…A large blood vessel that conveys blood from the lateral aspect of the thorax, axilla (armpit) and upper limb toward the heart.
Meaning
1 sensesA large blood vessel that conveys blood from the lateral aspect of the thorax, axilla (armpit) and upper limb toward the heart.
More definitions
- a continuation of the basilic vein and brachial vein that becomes the subclavian vein
Forms
plural: axillary veins| Singular | axillary vein |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a continuation of the basilic vein and brachial vein that becomes the subclavian vein:vena axillaris