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vorticose vein

vorticose vein

9.9
A vein at the back of the eye that carries blood to larger veins
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : vena vorticosa
  • The doctor identified a dilated vorticose vein during the fundus examination.

Examples

  • In the anatomy class, the professor pointed to a photographed vorticose vein on the retina image.

  • Bleeding from a vorticose vein can sometimes occur during ocular surgery.

  • The vorticose vein is crucial.

  • What is a vorticose vein?

  • The surgeon carefully avoided damaging the vorticose vein during the eye operation.

  • During the examination, the technician noted a blockage in the vorticose vein near the ciliary body.

  • The report highlighted several issues, including a potential tear in the vorticose veinrelated to ocular health.

Synonyms

vortex vein
vsvorticose vein
  • Specialized
9.1

A small blood vessel at the back of the eye that drains blood to larger vessels

is any of several such veins rather than referring to a single vein
vena vorticosum
vsvorticose vein
  • Specialized
9.9

A vein at the back of the eye that drains blood into larger veins of the eye

is any of several such veins rather than a single vein

Surface Forms

vorticose vein singular
vorticose veins plural

Morphology

vorticose + vein

The noun phrase is a straightforward adjective + noun composition: if a learner knows 'vorticose' (vortex-like, whirlpool-related) and 'vein', the meaning 'a vein with vorticose/vortex-like characteristics' is directly derivable. In practice 'vorticose' is very rare and technical so a typical B1 learner likely would not know the adjective, but the compound itself is compositionally transparent.

Etymology

Vorticose vein comes from a word that means 'whirl', because the short eye veins spread out in a whirl-like shape at the back of the eye, like little streams twisting toward a drain. That's why vorticose vein means the eye veins that help 'drain' blood from the eye.