basilic

basilic Definition

ba·silic (bə sil′ik)

adjective

designating or of a large vein of the upper arm, on the inner side of the biceps muscle
of a basilica; basilican
Obsolete kingly

Etymology: Fr basilique < L basilicus < Gr basilikos: see basil

basilic Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

vein: If this is not possible then the access routes associated with the fewest complications are the basilic vein or femoral vein.

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