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angular vein

angular vein

9.4
A short vein near the inner corner of the eye that joins forehead veins and becomes the facial vein
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : vena angular
  • The doctor explained how the angular vein connects the supraorbital and supratrochlear veins.

Examples

  • Blood from the forehead drains into the angular vein before reaching the facial vein.

  • The angular vein is important for facial blood drainage.

  • The angular vein is vulnerable to injury during facial surgery.

  • Many surgeons study the angular veins during anatomy classes.

  • Blood from the forehead drains into the angular vein before reaching the facial vein.

  • The angular vein is vulnerable to injury during facial surgery.

  • The doctor explained how the angular vein connects the supraorbital and supratrochlear veins.

Synonyms

vena angularis
vsangular vein
  • Specialized
9.9

A short vein at the inner corner of the eye that connects other facial veins

is the same structure but named in English rather than Latin

Surface Forms

angular vein singular
angular veins plural

Morphology

angular + vein

The parts 'angular' + 'vein' make it clear that this is a type of vein, so a B1 learner would infer a vein associated with an 'angle' or corner. However, the precise anatomical location and formation (near the root of the nose, union of supraorbital and supratrochlear veins) are specialist facts not derivable from the words alone, so the meaning is only partially predictable.

Etymology

The term angular vein uses angular for 'angle' and vein for a blood vessel, because it is the short vein found at the corner where the nose meets the eye where blood from the forehead and eye area joins before flowing into the facial vein. That's why the name tells you both its location and its job.