臍さい帯たい静じょう脈みゃく

Meanings

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noun

umbilical vein

Medical term for the vein in the umbilical cord that carries oxygenated blood from the placenta to the fetus.

臍さい帯たい静じょう脈みゃくは胎たい児じに酸さん素そを供きょう給きゅうする重じゅう要ような血けっ管かんです。
The umbilical vein is an important blood vessel that supplies oxygen to the fetus.

vein, pulse, hope

Similar words

臍さい帯たい
Refers to the umbilical cord as a whole, while 臍帯静脈 specifically denotes the vein within it.
臍さい帯たい動どう脈みゃく
The umbilical artery, which carries deoxygenated blood from the fetus to the placenta, in contrast to the vein.

Etymology

Compound of 臍帯 (umbilical cord) and 静脈 (vein). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the medical meaning.