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arteria nutricia

arteria nutricia

8.9
A blood vessel that gives blood to the inside of a long bone
  • noun
  • /ɑːrˈtɛriə nuˈtrɪʃə/
  • Specialized
translation icon : arteria nutricia
  • The arteria nutricia is essential for delivering nutrients to the inner part of the bone.

Examples

  • During orthopedic surgery, the arteria nutricia must be carefully preserved.

  • Each long bone contains an arteria nutricia that nourishes it.

  • Damage to the arteria nutricia can result in impaired bone healing.

  • The arteria nutricia is vital for bone health.

  • The arteria nutricia supplies essential blood flow to the medullary cavity of long bones.

  • Injuries to the arteria nutricia can hinder the body's ability to heal fractures properly.

  • Surgeons must locate the arteria nutricia to ensure that the bone receives adequate nutrients during surgery.

Synonyms

nutrient artery
vsarteria nutricia
  • Specialized
6.5

A blood vessel that brings blood to the inside of a long bone where the bone marrow is

has identical meaning but uses a different technical name

Surface Forms

arteria nutricia singular
arteriae nutriciae plural

Morphology

arteria + nutricia

Although the label is Latin and the provided constituent entries are not in the dictionary, the morphemes correspond to 'artery' and 'nourishing/nutritive', so the compound literally means a 'nourishing artery' that supplies blood to bone. This is fully compositional and predictable from the constituents (similar to English 'nutritive artery'), so a B1 learner who knows the constituent meanings would be able to infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

Arteria nutricia comes from Latin: arteria means 'artery' and nutricia means 'nourishing'. Picture a small road of blood carrying food into the bone's inner part, and that image explains why it means 'an artery that supplies blood to the inner part of a long bone'.