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vena spinalis

vena spinalis

9.9
A vein that carries blood away from the spinal cord
  • noun
  • /ˈviːnə spaɪˈnælɪs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : vena espinal
  • The vena spinalis plays a crucial role in draining blood from the spinal cord.

Examples

  • During the surgery, the doctor carefully avoided injuring the vena spinalis.

  • The vena spinalis carries blood from the spinal cord.

  • Damage to a vena spinalis can cause serious neurological symptoms.

  • Each vena spinalis is essential for proper circulation.

  • The vena spinalis plays a crucial role in draining blood from the spinal cord.

  • During the surgery, the doctor carefully avoided injuring the vena spinalis.

  • Damage to a vena spinalis can cause serious neurological symptoms.

Synonyms

spinal vein
vsvena spinalis
  • Specialized
6.4

A vein that carries blood away from the spinal cord

refers to multiple individual vessels rather than a single one

How Big

vein
  • Specialized
239 2.6
vena spinalis
  • Specialized
9.9
venule
  • Specialized
9.0
veinlet
  • Specialized
6.9

Surface Forms

vena spinalis singular
vena spinales plural

Morphology

vena + spinalis

The term literally combines 'vena' (vein) with 'spinalis' (pertaining to the spine), so the meaning 'vein that drains the spinal cord' is directly derivable from the constituents. Although it is a Latinized medical form, the compositional logic mirrors ordinary 'vein + spinal' patterns and is cross-linguistically recognizable, making it transparent to a learner who knows the two parts.

Etymology

Vena spinalis comes from Latin words: vena meaning 'vein' and spinalis meaning 'of the spine'. So, the name describes a vein that drains blood from the spinal cord.