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pyloric vein

pyloric vein

8.0
A vein that carries blood from the top of the stomach to the liver
  • noun
  • /paɪˈlɔrɪk veɪn/
  • Specialized
translation icon : vena pilórica
  • The pyloric vein plays a crucial role in draining blood from the stomach to the liver.

Examples

  • During the surgery, the surgeon carefully avoided damaging the pyloric vein.

  • The pyloric vein carries blood from the stomach.

  • An obstruction of the pyloric vein can lead to complications in gastric blood flow.

  • I learned about the pyloric veins in my biology class.

  • An obstruction of the pyloric vein can lead to complications in gastric blood flow.

  • During the surgery, the surgeon carefully avoided damaging the pyloric vein.

  • The pyloric vein plays a crucial role in draining blood from the stomach to the liver.

Synonyms

vena gastrica-dextra
vspyloric vein
  • Specialized
9.9

A vein that carries blood from the upper stomach to the vein leading to the liver

is the English common name rather than the Latin term
right gastric vein
vspyloric vein
  • Specialized
7.5

A blood vessel that carries blood from the inner curve of the stomach to the portal vein

is the same drainage function but uses a different anatomical name

Surface Forms

pyloric vein singular
pyloric veins plural

Morphology

pyloric + vein

The phrase is fully compositional: 'pyloric' means 'pertaining to the pylorus' and 'vein' is a blood vessel, so the expression denotes a vein in the pyloric region. The additional clinical detail about drainage into the portal vein is specialist information but does not affect the core, directly derivable meaning, so a learner who knows the constituents will understand the basic sense.

Etymology

Pyloric vein gets its name from its parts: pyloric points to the stomach's entrance and vein means a blood vessel. The word behind pyloric means 'gate' because it sits by the stomach's opening, so the name shows this vein carries blood away from that gate toward the liver.