antecubital
Before the elbow
Antecubital refers to the front of the elbow—the inner crease where the arm bends.
The term is medical, appearing most often in contexts involving blood draws or IV insertion: The nurse found a vein in the antecubital fossa.
The fossa is the shallow depression at the bend of the arm.
Anatomical depression or hollow
triceps · humerus · ulna · radius · tendon · ligament · muscle · flexion
Extracting blood medically
- intravenousInto the vein
- cannulationInserting tube into body
- catheterInserted medical drainage tube
- tourniquetCompression band stopping hemorrhage
phlebotomist · needle · syringe · vascular · IV · injection · puncture · plasma
fossa
Anatomical depression or hollow
biceps · triceps · humerus · ulna · radius · tendon · ligament · muscle · flexion · pronation
phlebotomy
Extracting blood medically
- intravenousInto the vein
- cannulationInserting tube into body
- catheterInserted medical drainage tube
tourniquet · phlebotomist · needle · syringe · vascular · IV · injection · puncture · plasma · hematology
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