deep middle cerebral vein
- noun
- Specialized
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vena cerebral media profunda
- The deep middle cerebral vein is important in the venous drainage of the lateral surface of the brain.
Examples
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Imaging studies revealed a blockage in the patient's deep middle cerebral vein.
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During surgery, care must be taken not to injure the deep middle cerebral vein.
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The deep middle cerebral vein is crucial for brain function.
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Doctors study the anatomy of the deep middle cerebral vein.
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During surgery, care must be taken not to injure the deep middle cerebral vein.
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Imaging studies revealed a blockage in the patient's deep middle cerebral vein.
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The deep middle cerebral vein is important in the venous drainage of the lateral surface of the brain.
Synonyms
A blood vessel that drains blood from the side of the brain
A vein that drains blood from the side of the brain into larger brain veins
Surface Forms
Morphology
deep + middle + cerebral + vein
The noun phrase is transparently compositional: 'deep' (located far down) + 'middle' (central position) + 'cerebral' (related to the brain) + 'vein' (blood vessel) together specify a vein located deep in the middle of the brain. Although the term is specialized medical jargon, its meaning follows regular modifier + noun composition and would be inferable by a B1 learner who knows the constituent words.
Etymology
The noun deep middle cerebral vein is a straightforward name: the vein runs deep under the brain surface in the middle side area, and the word cerebral means 'of the brain'. So, the name tells you it is 'a deep vein that carries blood away from the middle part of the brain'.
