See Also: Venae comitantes(medicine)
nodi lymphatici comitantes nervi accessorii(medicine)
venae intercapitales(medicine)
venae ciliares(medicine)
venae paraumbilicales(medicine)
venae parietales(medicine)
venae parotidea(medicine)
venae pectorales(medicine)
venae perforantes(medicine)
venae pericardiacae(medicine)

oriflamme (iou) and Venae comitantes (medicine)


oriflamme (iou)



oriflamme noun. LME.
[Old & mod. French oriflambe, -amme, in medieval Latin auriflamma, from aurum gold + flamma FLAME noun.]
Hist. The sacred red or orange-red silk banner of St Denis, given to early kings of France by the abbot of St Denis on setting out for war. LME.
transf. & fig.
a. A banner, principle, ideal, etc., that serves as a rallying point in a struggle. E17.
D. Macdonald A copy of Ulysses, whose light-blue-and-white cover was then an oriflamme for such as me.
b. A bright conspicuous object, colour, etc. M19.
George Eliot The new-bathed Day With oriflamme uplifted o'er the peaks.

Venae comitantes (medicine)


venae comitantes


A pair of veins, occasionally more, that closely accompany an artery in such a manner that the pulsations of the artery aid venous return.

Synonym: companion veins.