RADIAL VEIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does radial vein mean? 

• RADIAL VEIN (noun)
  The noun RADIAL VEIN has 1 sense:

1. superficial veins ascending the radial side of the forearm; combines with the ulnar veins to form the brachial vein

  Familiarity information: RADIAL VEIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RADIAL VEIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Superficial veins ascending the radial side of the forearm; combines with the ulnar veins to form the brachial vein

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

radial vein; vena radialis

Hypernyms ("radial vein" is a kind of...):

vein; vena; venous blood vessel (a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart)

Holonyms ("radial vein" is a part of...):

forearm (the part of the superior limb between the elbow and the wrist)