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vena obturatoria

vena obturatoria

9.9
A vein that carries blood from the inner thigh into a large vein in the pelvis
  • noun
  • Specialized
: vena obturadora
  • The vena obturatoria connects the thigh muscles to the internal iliac vein.

Examples

  • The vena obturatoria drains blood from the muscles surrounding the inner thigh.

  • The vena obturatoria is crucial for blood drainage from the lower limbs.

  • Injury to the vena obturatoria can lead to significant bleeding in pelvic fractures.

  • The surgeon carefully identified the vena obturatoria during the pelvic procedure.

  • The vena obturatoria drains blood from the muscles surrounding the inner thigh.

  • The surgeon carefully identified the vena obturatoria during the pelvic procedure.

  • Injury to the vena obturatoria can lead to significant bleeding in pelvic fractures.

Synonyms

obturator vein
vsvena obturatoria
  • Specialized
7.9

A blood vessel that carries blood from the hip and thigh to a large vein inside the pelvis

is written in another naming form with reversed word order

Surface Forms

vena obturatoria singular
vena obturatorius singular

Morphology

vena + obturatoria

The first constituent 'vena' clearly denotes a vein, and 'obturatoria' signals relation to the obturator/obturator region, so a learner who knows both parts can infer this is a vein associated with the obturator area. However, the precise anatomical details (how it is formed and its drainage into the internal iliac vein) are technical and not predictable from the parts alone, and 'obturatoria' is a Latinised specialist term, making the expression only partially transparent.

Etymology

Vena obturatoria is a name for a vein: vena means 'vein' and obturatoria points to the area near a hole in the pelvic bone. Imagine a small river moving through that hole to the 'inner thigh' — it 'drains' blood from the inner thigh muscles into larger pelvic veins, so the name refers to that specific vein.