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arteria laryngea

arteria laryngea

9.5
A blood vessel that carries blood to the voice box
  • noun
  • /ɑːrˈtɪəriə ləˈrɪndʒiə/
  • Specialized
translation icon : arteria laríngea
  • The arteria laryngea is crucial for supplying blood to the vocal cords.

Examples

  • During surgery, care must be taken not to damage the arteria laryngea.

  • An injury to the arteria laryngea can cause significant bleeding in the neck.

  • The arteria laryngea is crucial for vocal cord function.

  • Surgeons must be careful not to damage the arteria laryngea during procedures.

  • An injury to the arteria laryngea can cause significant bleeding in the neck.

  • During surgery, care must be taken not to damage the arteria laryngea.

  • The arteria laryngea is crucial for supplying blood to the vocal cords.

Synonyms

laryngeal artery
vsarteria laryngea
  • Specialized
6.3

A blood vessel that carries blood to the voice box

has identical meaning but differs only in the written name form

Surface Forms

arteria laryngea singular
arteriae laryngeae plural

Morphology

arteria + laryngea

This is a compositional anatomical label: 'arteria' = artery and 'laryngea' = of the larynx, so the phrase literally names the artery supplying the larynx. If a B1 learner knows the constituent meanings or common cognates (artery, larynx/laringeal), the overall meaning is directly derivable; medical/Latin-derived terms are cross-linguistically familiar, which increases transparency.

Etymology

Arteria laryngea comes from Latin and literally names arteria, 'artery', of laryngea, 'voice box'. Picture a small blood tube bringing blood to the voice box, so the name simply says it 'supplies blood to the larynx'.