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mesenteric vein

mesenteric vein

1 9.0
A vein that carries blood from the intestines through the tissue that holds them to the portal vein
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : vena mesentérica
  • The mesenteric vein connects to the portal vein, which is vital for transporting blood to the liver.

Examples

  • Blockage in a mesenteric vein can lead to serious complications such as intestinal ischemia.

  • Anatomy students traced the path of the mesenteric vein as it joined with the portal vein.

  • The surgeon carefully tied off the mesenteric vein to prevent excessive bleeding during the operation.

  • The mesenteric vein carries blood from the intestines.

  • Surgeons examined the mesenteric veins during the procedure.

  • The surgeon explained that the mesenteric vein is crucial for draining blood from the intestines.

  • During the operation, the team carefully avoided damaging the mesenteric vein to ensure proper blood flow.

Synonyms

vena mesenterica
vsmesenteric vein
  • Specialized
9.9

A vein that takes blood from the intestines to the liver

refers generally to such a vein without naming two specific ones

Surface Forms

mesenteric vein singular
mesenteric veins plural

Morphology

mesenteric + vein

The phrase is directly compositional: 'mesenteric' denotes connection to the mesentery/intestines and 'vein' denotes a blood vessel, so the combined meaning 'a vein associated with the intestines that drains blood' follows immediately from the parts. This adjectival modifier + noun pattern for anatomical terms is cross-linguistically common, so a learner who knows both constituents can readily infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

Mesenteric vein comes from mesenteric, from the 'mesentery' the thin tissue that holds the intestines, and vein, a blood vessel. Picture a curtain of tissue with small tubes running through it that carry blood away from the intestines, so the name describes the vein that 'drains blood from the intestine'.