external nasal vein

Thân thiện

A diagram shows the external nasal vein on a side profile of a human face.

Definition

Noun: A small vein located on the exterior of the nose. It collects deoxygenated blood from the skin and surface tissues of the nose and drains it into either the angular vein or the facial vein, which are larger vessels in the facial region.

Usage

The term 'external nasal vein' is used specifically in anatomical and medical contexts to describe this particular blood vessel. - The surgeon carefully avoided the external nasal vein during the rhinoplasty procedure. - Inflammation can sometimes affect the external nasal vein.

Advanced Usage

• Clinical Significance: The external nasal vein is a point of consideration in facial surgeries and treatments for nasal trauma to prevent excessive bleeding or bruising.

Variants and Related Words

• Angular vein: The vein near the inner corner of the eye where the external nasal vein may drain.
• Facial vein: The larger vein of the face that receives blood from vessels like the external nasal vein.

Synonyms

• Vena nasalis externa: The Latin anatomical term for the external nasal vein.

Học thuật

Noun

1. one of the veins that drain the external nose and empty into the angular or facial vein

Từ đồng nghĩa

• vena nasalis externa