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vena scapularis dorsalis

vena scapularis dorsalis

9.9
A shoulder vein that carries blood from muscles near the shoulder blade into a larger neck vein
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : vena escapular dorsal
  • The vena scapularis dorsalis drains blood from the muscles around the scapula.

Examples

  • During the surgery, the vena scapularis dorsalis was carefully preserved by the physician.

  • An injury to the vena scapularis dorsalis can lead to excessive bleeding in the shoulder region.

  • The vena scapularis dorsalis is crucial for shoulder blood circulation.

  • Can you identify the vena scapularis dorsalis in this diagram?

  • The vena scapularis dorsalis drains blood from the muscles around the scapula.

  • During the surgery, the vena scapularis dorsalis was carefully preserved by the physician.

  • An injury to the vena scapularis dorsalis can lead to excessive bleeding in the shoulder region.

Synonyms

dorsal scapular vein
vsvena scapularis dorsalis
  • Specialized
8.3

A vein beside the descending scapular artery in the shoulder that drains into the subclavian or external jugular vein

has identical meaning but is expressed in Latin anatomical form rather than English

Surface Forms

vena scapularis dorsalis singular
vena scapularis dorsalis plural

Morphology

vena + scapularis + dorsalis

The term is fully compositional: 'vena' = vein, 'scapularis' = pertaining to the scapula (scapular), and 'dorsalis' = dorsal/back, so together they denote the dorsal/scapular vein. Although it is technical Latinized anatomical terminology, the meaning directly follows standard anatomical naming conventions and would be derivable by a learner who knows the constituent parts.

Etymology

Vena scapularis dorsalis comes from Latin: vena means 'vein', scapularis means 'shoulder blade', and dorsalis means 'back'. So the name describes a vein running down the back of the shoulder blade into a larger neck vein, which is why it refers to that specific vein today.