Definition

1. Noun:
   • A vein draining the urinary bladder: The vesical vein is a blood vessel that carries deoxygenated blood away from the urinary bladder. Specifically, it drains the vesical plexus (a network of veins surrounding the bladder) and connects to the internal iliac veins, which are major veins in the pelvis.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • During the surgery, the surgeon carefully ligated the vesical vein to minimize bleeding.
  • An obstruction in the vesical vein can contribute to pelvic congestion.

Advanced Usage

• Clinical context: The term is primarily used in medical, anatomical, and surgical descriptions.
  • The imaging study showed a thrombus in the vesical vein.

Variants and Related Words

• Vesical plexus (noun): The network of veins surrounding the urinary bladder that is drained by the vesical veins.
• Internal iliac vein (noun): The larger pelvic vein into which the vesical vein typically drains.

Synonyms

• Venae vesicales (noun): The formal Latin anatomical term.

Notes on Meaning

• The "vesical vein" is typically referred to in the plural ("vesical veins") as there are usually multiple vessels. It is an anatomical structure with a specific function and location, with no idiomatic or figurative meanings.

Noun

1. veins that drain the vesical plexus and join the internal iliac veins