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cystic vein

cystic vein

5.0
A vein that carries blood from the gallbladder to a large vein in the liver
  • noun
  • /ˈsɪstɪk veɪn/
  • Specialized
translation icon : vena cística
  • The cystic vein plays a crucial role in returning blood from the gallbladder to the portal vein.

Examples

  • The cystic vein connects the gallbladder to the portal vein.

  • During the surgery, the cystic vein was identified and carefully ligated to prevent bleeding.

  • Anatomical variations in the cystic vein may complicate certain gallbladder procedures.

  • Surgeons often examine the cystic veins during gallbladder surgery.

  • During the surgery, the cystic vein was identified and carefully ligated to prevent bleeding.

  • The cystic vein plays a crucial role in returning blood from the gallbladder to the portal vein.

  • Surgeons often examine the cystic vein during gallbladder surgery.

Synonyms

vena cystica
vscystic vein
  • Specialized
9.5

A vein that carries blood from the gallbladder to the vein that goes to the liver

is the English descriptive name for the same vessel

Surface Forms

cystic vein singular
cystic veins plural

Morphology

cystic + vein

The components 'cystic' + 'vein' transparently indicate a vein related to something 'cystic' (i.e., associated with a cyst), so learners can infer a vascular relation from the words. However, the term has a specialized anatomical sense (the vein draining the gallbladder) that is not predictable from the general meanings and may mislead B1 learners, making the relation only partially transparent.

Etymology

Cystic vein comes from cystic, a word meaning 'small sac' referring to the gallbladder, and vein, a 'blood vessel'. So the cystic vein is the vessel that takes blood away from the gallbladder.