Lingual Vein (Noun)
Meaning
A vein that receives blood from the tongue and the floor of the mouth and empties into the internal jugular or the facial vein.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- The lingual vein carries blood from the tongue and floor of the mouth towards the heart through the internal jugular or facial vein.
- A branch of the lingual vein passes through the hyoglossal membrane to anastomose with the sublingual venous plexus of the opposite side.
- Blood from the anterior two-thirds of the tongue drains into the lingual vein.
- The lingual vein is an essential part of the venous drainage system of the tongue and floor of the mouth.
- Damage to the lingual vein during oral surgery can lead to severe bleeding and swelling of the tongue.