axillary vein
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ax·il·lar·y vein
[TA] a continuation of the basilic and brachial veins running from the lower border of the teres major muscle to the outer border of the first rib where it becomes the subclavian vein.
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ax·il·lar·y vein
(ak'sil-ār-ē vān) [TA] A continuation of the basilic and brachial veins running from the lower border of the teres major muscle to the outer border of the first rib where it becomes the subclavian vein.
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