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vena ovarica

vena ovarica

9.1
A vein that carries blood from an ovary to a larger vein
  • noun
  • /ˈviːnə oʊˈværɪkə/
  • Specialized
translation icon : vena ovarica
  • The vena ovarica plays a vital role in returning blood from the ovaries to the heart.

Examples

  • During the surgery, the doctor carefully identified and preserved the vena ovarica.

  • An ultrasound can sometimes reveal an enlarged vena ovarica in patients with certain ovarian conditions.

  • The vena ovarica is crucial for ovarian blood drainage.

  • Each vena ovarica plays a vital role in female reproductive health.

  • An ultrasound can sometimes reveal an enlarged vena ovarica in patients with certain ovarian conditions.

  • During the surgery, the doctor carefully identified and preserved the vena ovarica.

  • The vena ovarica plays a vital role in returning blood from the ovaries to the heart.

Synonyms

ovarian vein
vsvena ovarica
  • Specialized
5.8

A blood vessel that carries blood from an ovary back to the heart

is the same concept but uses slightly different wording about how they join larger veins

Surface Forms

vena ovarica singular
vena ovaricas plural

Morphology

vena + ovarica

The term is transparently compositional: 'vena' means vein and 'ovarica' is the adjective-form relating to the ovary (i.e. ovarian), so the phrase denotes the ovarian vein. Although it is a technical Latin anatomical term, a learner who knows both constituents can directly derive the meaning (cross-linguistically similar morphological patterns like 'ovarian vein' make this predictable).

Etymology

Vena ovarica comes from Latin words: vena means 'vein' and ovarica means 'ovary', so the name literally refers to the vein that carries blood from the ovary.