ULNAR VEIN

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does ulnar vein mean? 

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

1. any of several veins of the forearm

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• ULNAR VEIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of several veins of the forearm

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

ulnar vein; vena ulnaris

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

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

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

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

 Context examples 

A blood vessel containing deoxygenated blood formed by the joining of the anterior and posterior ulnar veins.

(Common Ulnar Vein, NCI Thesaurus)

Deep vein of the upper arm that forms at the junction of the radial and ulnar veins and ends at the inferior border of the teres major.

(Brachial Vein, NCI Thesaurus)