Definition

1. Noun:
   • A laryngeal vein: The "vena laryngea" is one of two veins responsible for carrying deoxygenated blood away from the larynx (voice box).

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The surgeon carefully avoided the vena laryngea during the procedure.
  • Bleeding from a damaged vena laryngea can be a serious complication.

Advanced Usage

• Anatomical context: The term is used almost exclusively in medical, anatomical, or surgical descriptions. It is typically specified as the vena laryngea or vena laryngea, depending on its precise location relative to the larynx.

Variants and Related Words

• Laryngeal vein: This is the common English translation and equivalent term for "vena laryngea".
• Venae laryngeae: This is the plural form in Latin/medical terminology.

Synonyms

• Laryngeal vein: The direct English synonym.

Noun

1. one of two veins draining the larynx