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tibial vein

tibial vein

4.2
A vein in the lower leg that carries blood from the foot toward the knee
  • noun
  • /ˈtɪbiəl veɪn/
  • Specialized
translation icon : vena tibial
  • Blood from the foot eventually drains into the tibial vein before reaching the heart.

Examples

  • A blockage in the tibial vein can cause swelling and pain in the lower leg.

  • The surgeon located the tibial vein during the procedure to ensure proper blood flow from the lower leg.

  • The tibial vein helps return blood to the heart.

  • Surgeons often examine the tibial veins during procedures.

  • A blockage in the tibial vein can cause swelling and pain in the lower leg.

  • Blood from the foot eventually drains into the tibial vein before reaching the heart.

  • The surgeon located the tibial vein during the procedure to ensure proper blood flow from the lower leg.

Synonyms

vena tibialis
vstibial vein
  • Specialized
9.5

A vein in the lower leg that carries blood to the vein behind the knee

is more specific about draining the foot and reaching behind the knee

Surface Forms

tibial vein singular
tibial veins plural

Morphology

tibial + vein

The meaning is directly compositional: 'tibial' (= pertaining to the tibia/lower leg) combined with 'vein' (= a blood vessel) yields a vein located in the lower leg. Although anatomical/technical, this type of noun–noun/adj–noun formation is transparent and cross-linguistically predictable, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents can infer the meaning.

Etymology

Tibial vein names a vein near the shin bone. The part tibial comes from the 'tibia', the shin, and vein means 'a blood vessel' that carries blood back toward the heart, so the phrase means the vein that moves blood from the lower leg up toward the knee and heart.