thoracic vein
- noun
- /θəˈræsɪk veɪn/
- Specialized
:
vena torácica
- The thoracic vein carries blood from the chest.
Examples
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The surgeon carefully avoided injuring the thoracic vein during the chest procedure.
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In medical school, we studied the anatomy of the thoracic vein and its role in venous return.
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Imaging revealed a blockage in the patient's thoracic vein, requiring further intervention.
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Several thoracic veins are involved in blood drainage.
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The surgeon carefully avoided injuring the thoracic vein during the chest procedure.
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In medical school, we studied the anatomy of the thoracic vein and its role in venous return.
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Imaging revealed a blockage in the patient's thoracic vein, requiring further intervention.
Synonyms
A vein that carries blood from the chest wall to larger veins
A small blood vessel between the ribs that carries blood to the heart
A vein on the right chest near the spine that carries blood to the large vein above the heart
How Technical
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'thoracic' means connected to the chest and 'vein' is a blood vessel, so together they denote a vein in the chest. This is a regular adjective+noun anatomical term with predictable semantics and similar formations in other languages, making it immediately derivable by learners who know both constituents.
Etymology
Thoracic vein is made from thoracic, meaning 'about the chest', and vein, meaning 'a tube that carries blood back to the heart'. So the term literally names a vein in the chest that 'drains' blood toward the heart.