ulnar vein

ulnar vein
noun
any of several veins of the forearm
Syn: ↑vena ulnaris
Hypernyms: ↑vein, ↑vena, ↑venous blood vessel
Part Holonyms: ↑forearm

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noun
: any of several veins of the forearm; especially : either of the two veins running up the anterior and posterior aspects of the inner side of the forearm and opening into the median basilic vein either separately or uniting to form a short single trunk and constituting with it the basilic vein

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