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vena pylorica

vena pylorica

9.9
A small vein near the lower opening of the stomach that drains blood
  • noun
  • /ˈviːnə paɪˈlɔːrɪkə/
  • Specialized
translation icon : vena pylorica
  • The vena pylorica drains blood from the pylorus.

Examples

  • The vena pylorica plays an important role in draining blood from the region near the pylorus.

  • Knowledge of the vena pylorica is crucial for procedures involving the stomach's lesser curvature.

  • During the operation, the surgeon identified the vena pylorica to avoid accidental injury.

  • Surgeons must be careful near the vena pylorica during operations.

  • During the operation, the surgeon identified the vena pylorica to avoid accidental injury.

  • Knowledge of the vena pylorica is crucial for procedures involving the stomach's lesser curvature.

  • The vena pylorica plays an important role in draining blood from the region near the pylorus.

Synonyms

prepyloric vein
vsvena pylorica
  • Specialized
9.9

A small vein near the lower part of the stomach that leads into the main stomach vein

is the same anatomical vein but expressed under a different name form

Surface Forms

vena pylorica singular
vena pyloricas plural

Morphology

vena + pylorica

This is a technical Latin anatomical compound: 'vena' = vein, and 'pylorica' would mean 'of the pylorus', so in principle the phrase is compositionally 'vein of the pylorus'. However, 'pylorica' is not a common English word and requires specialized anatomical/Latin morphological knowledge that a B1 learner is unlikely to have, so the relation is only partially accessible.

Etymology

Vena pylorica comes from old Latin words: vena means 'vein' and pylorica comes from 'pylorus', the stomach's little 'gate'. So it literally names the vein by that gate, which helps you remember it is the vein near the pylorus.