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lacrimal vein

lacrimal vein

7.0
A vein that carries blood away from the tear gland to a larger vein near the eye
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : vena lagrimal
  • The lacrimal vein is responsible for draining blood from the area around the tear gland.

Examples

  • Obstruction of the lacrimal vein may lead to swelling near the eye.

  • During the surgery, the doctor carefully avoided damaging the lacrimal vein.

  • The lacrimal vein plays a crucial role in eye health.

  • Doctors study the lacrimal veins to understand tear drainage.

  • Obstruction of the lacrimal vein may lead to swelling near the eye.

  • The lacrimal vein is responsible for draining blood from the area around the tear gland.

  • During the surgery, the doctor carefully avoided damaging the lacrimal vein.

Synonyms

vena lacrimalis
vslacrimal vein
  • Specialized
9.9

A vein that carries blood away from the tear gland to a larger vein near the eye

is the same but uses the English anatomical name rather than the Latin form

Surface Forms

lacrimal vein singular
lacrimal veins plural

Morphology

lacrimal + vein

The meaning 'a vein associated with the lacrimal (tear) structures' is directly derivable from combining 'lacrimal' (relating to tears) with 'vein' (a blood vessel). This is a regular noun-noun medical compound following transparent composition patterns (and similar cognate constructions exist across languages), so a learner who knows both constituents can infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

Lacrimal vein comes from words that name the parts: lacrimal means 'tear' and vein means 'a tube that carries blood'. This creates a clear picture—a small blood tube by the tear gland—so the name refers to the vein that drains blood from the area around the tear gland.