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external nasal vein

external nasal vein

7.0
A vein that drains blood from the surface of the nose toward a vein in the face
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : vena nasal externa
  • The external nasal vein collects blood from the surface of the nose and carries it toward the facial vein.

Examples

  • During the procedure, the surgeon carefully avoided damaging the external nasal vein.

  • Swelling of the external nasal vein can occasionally occur after nasal injuries.

  • The external nasal vein plays a crucial role in facial circulation.

  • Can you identify the external nasal veins in this diagram?

  • The external nasal vein collects blood from the outer part of the nose and drains it into the facial vein.

  • In surgery, it is important to locate the external nasal vein to prevent excessive bleeding.

  • Swelling of the external nasal vein may indicate an underlying injury to the nose.

Synonyms

vena nasalis externa
vsexternal nasal vein
  • Specialized
9.9

A small vein that carries blood from the outside of the nose into a larger vein near the face

has identical meaning but uses an anatomical Latin name

Surface Forms

external nasal vein singular
external nasal veins plural

Morphology

external + nasal + vein

The term is transparently built from its parts: 'external' (outer), 'nasal' (of the nose) and 'vein' (blood vessel), so a learner who knows those words can infer it refers to a vein on the outside of the nose. The precise anatomical detail about drainage is technical but does not hinder the basic, fully compositional meaning.

Etymology

External nasal vein is a simple name: external means outside, nasal means nose, and vein means a blood vessel. So the external nasal vein is the vein on the outside of the nose that collects blood from the nose and carries it toward the 'facial' or 'angular' vein.