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pharyngeal vein

pharyngeal vein

7.5
A vein that carries blood from the throat into the main neck vein
  • noun
  • /ˈfɛrɪnˌdʒiəl veɪn/
  • Specialized
translation icon : vena faríngea
  • The pharyngeal vein drains blood from the pharynx.

Examples

  • The doctor explained how the pharyngeal vein connects to the internal jugular vein.

  • Two main pharyngeal veins connect to the internal jugular vein.

  • Damage to a pharyngeal vein can lead to internal bleeding during throat surgeries.

  • The pharyngeal vein helps drain blood from the areas surrounding the pharynx.

  • The pharyngeal vein helps drain blood from the areas surrounding the pharynx.

  • Damage to a pharyngeal vein can lead to internal bleeding during throat surgeries.

  • Two main pharyngeal veins connect to the internal jugular vein.

Synonyms

vena pharyngeus
vspharyngeal vein
  • Specialized
9.9

A vein that carries blood from the throat to a large vein in the neck

is the English form with identical anatomical meaning

Surface Forms

pharyngeal vein singular
pharyngeal veins plural

Morphology

pharyngeal + vein

The meaning 'a vein associated with the pharynx' is directly and compositionally derived from 'pharyngeal' (relating to the pharynx) + 'vein' (a blood vessel). Although somewhat technical, the structure is transparent and parallels equivalent noun phrases in other languages, so a learner who knows both constituents can infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Pharyngeal vein comes from two parts: pharyngeal meaning 'of the throat', from 'pharynx', and vein meaning 'blood tube'. It is the vein that carries blood away from the throat into larger neck veins, so the name tells you exactly what it does.