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vena lumbalis

vena lumbalis

9.9
A vein that drains blood from the lower back into larger veins
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : vena lumbar
  • The vena lumbalis helps drain blood from the muscles of the lower back into the larger veins.

Examples

  • The anatomy class focused on identifying the vena lumbalis and its connections to the venous plexus.

  • Damage to the vena lumbalis can lead to complications during spinal surgery.

  • The vena lumbalis is crucial for blood drainage.

  • Each vena lumbalis connects to the lumbar plexus.

  • Damage to the vena lumbalis can lead to complications during spinal surgery.

  • The vena lumbalis helps drain blood from the muscles of the lower back into the larger veins.

  • The anatomy class focused on identifying the vena lumbalis and its connections to the venous plexus.

Synonyms

lumbar vein
vsvena lumbalis
  • Specialized
6.4

A blood vessel that carries blood from the lower back

is the same but lacks the explicit lower back location

Surface Forms

vena lumbalis singular
vena lumbalises plural

Morphology

vena + lumbalis

If a learner knows 'vena' (vein) and 'lumbalis' (pertaining to the lumbar region), the compound directly yields the meaning 'lumbar vein' — a vein draining the lumbar/posterior body wall. Although the phrase is medical Latin (with adjective following noun), the semantic composition is transparent and predictable from its parts.

Etymology

Vena lumbalis comes from Latin: vena means 'vein' and lumbalis means 'of the lower back'. So vena lumbalis is the name for the veins that carry blood away from the lower back.