basilic vein

American  

noun

Anatomy.

1. a large vein on the inner side of the arm.

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basilic vein British  

/ bəˈzɪlɪk /

noun

1. a large vein situated on the inner side of the arm

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Etymology

Origin of basilic vein

First recorded in 1660–70, basilic vein is from Latin vēna basilica “royal vein”

Example Sentences

“While a human can easily verify a few suggested lines of code, verifying hundreds of thousands of AI-generated lines is practically impossible,” Stoica said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

By double-checking that the hyperplane function contains squared values, a human can easily verify that the function is positive, which means the trajectory is collision-free, Amice explains.

From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2024

“International organizations can now easily verify information and quote figures because of the transparency that I laid a foundation for with the launch of African Gold Refinery,” he said.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 18, 2022

Both Morton and Mattu think that if the platform provided a way to easily verify someone’s credentials, viewers could more easily identify the trustworthy sources.

From The Verge • Apr. 4, 2019

The whole thing is entirely between ourselves so far, and you can easily verify the facts.”

From The Red Derelict by Mitford, Bertram