vena auricularis

9.6

A vein that carries blood from the outer ear

noun
/ˈviːnə ɔːˈrɪkjʊlərɪs/

Specialized

: vena auricular

The vena auricularis is responsible for draining blood from the outer ear region.

Examples

During the surgery, the surgeon carefully identified the vena auricularis to prevent unnecessary bleeding.
An obstruction in the vena auricularis can lead to swelling of the external ear.
The vena auricularis is crucial for ear circulation.
Each vena auricularis carries blood from the ear.
The vena auricularis is responsible for draining blood from the outer ear region.
An obstruction in the vena auricularis can lead to swelling of the external ear.
During the surgery, the surgeon carefully identified the vena auricularis to prevent unnecessary bleeding.

Synonyms

auricular vein

vsvena auricularis

Specialized

6.3

A vein that carries blood away from the ear area

is the same in meaning but uses an alternative name

Surface Forms

vena auricularis singular

vena auricularises plural

Morphology

vena + auricularis

The compound directly combines 'vena' (vein) with 'auricularis' (ear-related), so its meaning 'vein of the ear' is compositionally predictable from the constituents following standard anatomical Latin compounding. Although a medical/Latin term, the root auricul- is cross-linguistically familiar (auricular/auriculaire), so a learner who knows both parts would readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

Vena auricularis comes from Latin: vena means 'vein' and auricularis means 'of the ear', so it literally names a 'vein of the ear'. So today it refers to a 'vein that drains blood from the outer ear'.