Sigmoid Vein (Noun)
Meaning
Tributaries of the inferior mesenteric vein; drains the sigmoid colon.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- The sigmoid vein is formed by the union of several sigmoid and small rectal veins that drain the sigmoid colon and upper part of the rectum.
- Blood from the sigmoid colon is collected in the sigmoid vein, which then empties into the inferior mesenteric vein.
- The sigmoid vein also receives blood from the rectosalPINX, which connects it to the middle rectal vein.
- The sigmoid vein is a significant tributary of the inferior mesenteric vein, draining the sigmoid colon.
- Blood from the sigmoid colon is channelled through the sigmoid vein into the inferior mesenteric vein.