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vena renalis

vena renalis

9.9
A vein that carries blood from the kidney to the body's large vein
  • noun
  • /ˈviːnə rɪˈneɪlɪs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : vena renalis
  • Each kidney is drained by a single vena renalis, which connects to the inferior vena cava.

Examples

  • Blockage of the vena renalis can lead to kidney swelling and impaired function.

  • The surgeon carefully identified the vena renalis during the operation to avoid damaging it.

  • The vena renalis carries blood from the kidney.

  • Each vena renalis connects to the inferior vena cava.

  • Blockage of the vena renalis can lead to kidney swelling and impaired function.

  • Each kidney is drained by a single vena renalis, which connects to the inferior vena cava.

  • The surgeon carefully identified the vena renalis during the operation to avoid damaging it.

Synonyms

renal vein
vsvena renalis
  • Specialized
1 5.4

A blood vessel that carries blood from a kidney to the large vessel that returns blood to the heart

specifies the kidney vein location at the level of the second lumbar vertebra

Surface Forms

vena renalis singular
vena renales plural

Morphology

vena + renalis

The compound is directly compositional: 'vena' = vein and 'renalis' corresponds to 'renal' (of the kidney), so the phrase literally denotes the vein of the kidney. This Latin-derived medical term is cross-linguistically transparent for learners who know both constituents, though it is technical in register.

Etymology

Vena renalis comes from Latin words: vena meaning 'vein' and renalis meaning 'of the kidney'. Think of vena renalis as a small road that carries blood away from the kidney to the main highway, so today it means 'the vein that drains the kidney'.