VENA BRACHIOCEPHALICA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does vena brachiocephalica mean? 

• VENA BRACHIOCEPHALICA (noun)
  The noun VENA BRACHIOCEPHALICA has 1 sense:

1. veins formed by the union of the internal jugular and subclavian veins

  Familiarity information: VENA BRACHIOCEPHALICA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VENA BRACHIOCEPHALICA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Veins formed by the union of the internal jugular and subclavian veins

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

brachiocephalic vein; innominate vein; vena brachiocephalica

Hypernyms ("vena brachiocephalica" is a kind of...):

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