Pudendal Vein (Noun)
Meaning
Vein of the pudendum.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- The pudendal vein is a superficial vein in the perineal region that collects blood from the skin and underlying structures of the external genitalia.
- The vein branches into the deep internal pudendal vein and the superficial pudendal vein which allows for thorough blood drainage from the genital area.
- It is the return route of blood flow from the male and female genital areas, and termination points include the internal iliac veins and the external iliac veins, and via some of these, the common iliac vein, before terminating into the inferior vena cava.
- The internal pudendal vein may sometimes form a junction with the superficial veins to become an accessory pudendal vein, especially in men.
- Dilation of the internal pudendal vein may result in genital varices due to venous insufficiency commonly associated with female or male pelvic venous incompetence involving ovarian veins and internal iliac veins.