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vena maxillaris

vena maxillaris

9.9
A vein behind the jaw that joins the superficial temporal vein to form the retromandibular vein
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : vena maxilar
  • The retromandibular vein is formed by the union of the superficial temporal vein and the vena maxillaris.

Examples

  • The vena maxillaris runs behind the jaw and is important in maxillofacial surgery.

  • The vena maxillaris is critical for facial blood drainage.

  • During dissection, careful identification of the vena maxillaris is necessary to prevent excessive bleeding.

  • I learned about the vena maxillaris in my anatomy class.

  • During dissection, careful identification of the vena maxillaris is necessary to prevent excessive bleeding.

  • The vena maxillaris runs behind the jaw and is important in maxillofacial surgery.

  • The retromandibular vein is formed by the union of the superficial temporal vein and the vena maxillaris.

Synonyms

maxillary vein
vsvena maxillaris
  • Specialized
7.0

A blood vessel in the face that carries blood from deep parts of the cheek and jaw toward the heart

is the Latin anatomical name for the same vessel

Surface Forms

vena maxillaris singular
vena maxillaris plural

Morphology

vena + maxillaris

The term is fully compositional: 'vena' means a blood vessel/vein and 'maxillaris' denotes relation to the maxilla (upper jaw), so the phrase literally denotes the vein of the maxilla (maxillary vein). Although it is a technical Latin anatomical label, the meaning follows directly from its parts and similar naming patterns exist cross‑linguistically, so a learner who knows both constituents would infer the meaning.

Etymology

Vena maxillaris: The medical name vena maxillaris comes from Latin and literally means 'vein of the jaw', where vena is 'vein' and maxillaris comes from maxilla, the jaw bone. That's why the name refers to the vein that runs behind the jaw and joins other veins to form the retromandibular vein.