brachiocephalic
Britishadjective
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It fuses with the external and internal jugular veins from the head and neck to form the brachiocephalic vein.
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It combines with the two large left and right brachiocephalic veins to form the superior vena cava.
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Each internal thoracic vein, also known as an internal mammary vein, drains the anterior surface of the chest wall and flows into the brachiocephalic vein.
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Each vertebral vein also flows into the brachiocephalic vein close to this fusion.
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Each brachiocephalic soon sends off its subclavian, while in the normal or more usual cases the rest proceeds as the carotid trunk, inclusive of the vertebral artery.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various
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