vena basilica vs vena

vena basilica and vena both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
vena basilica	Yes	No	No	No
vena	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, vena is a hypernym of vena basilica; that is, vena is a word with a broader meaning than vena basilica:

vena basilica: a vein that drains the back of the hand and forearm and empties into the axillary vein
vena: a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart

Other hypernyms of vena basilica include vein, venous blood vessel.

vena basilica (noun)	vena (noun)
a vein that drains the back of the hand and forearm and empties into the axillary vein	a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart