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deep cervical vein

deep cervical vein

5.5
A blood vessel in the neck that drains blood from muscles near the spine
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : vena cervical profunda
  • The deep cervical vein drains blood from the muscles at the back of the neck.

Examples

  • Injury to the deep cervical vein can cause significant bleeding during neck surgery.

  • Detailed images showed a blockage in the patient's deep cervical vein.

  • The deep cervical vein drains blood from the neck.

  • Surgeons must be careful near the deep cervical vein.

  • Injury to the deep cervical vein can cause significant bleeding during neck surgery.

  • The deep cervical vein drains blood from the muscles at the back of the neck.

  • Detailed images showed a blockage in the patient's deep cervical vein.

Synonyms

vena cervicalis profunda
vsdeep cervical vein
  • Specialized
9.9

A deep vein in the neck that drains blood from deep neck tissues

is the English anatomical name used for the same vessel

Surface Forms

deep cervical vein singular
deep cervical veins plural

Morphology

deep + cervical + vein

The phrase is a straightforward composition of 'deep' (located far down), 'cervical' (relating to the neck), and 'vein' (a blood vessel), so its meaning — a vein located deep in the neck — is directly derivable from the parts. Although it is a medical term, the lexical components combine in a transparent, cross-linguistically regular way that a B1 learner who knows the constituents would understand.

Etymology

Deep cervical vein is a literal name: deep means 'far inside', cervical comes from an old word for the 'neck', and vein is a blood vessel, so the name shows it is a vein that lies deep in the neck and 'drains blood' from nearby tissues.