VEIN
Definition:
[noun] a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart; all veins except the pulmonary carry unaerated bloodSynonyms: vena , venous blood vessel
[noun] a distinctive style or manner; "he continued in this vein for several minutes"
[noun] any of the vascular bundles or ribs that form the branching framework of conducting and supporting tissues in a leaf or other plant organSynonyms: nervure
[noun] a layer of ore between layers of rockSynonyms: mineral
[noun] one of the horny ribs that stiffen and support the wing of an insectSynonyms: nervure
[verb] make a veinlike pattern
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accessory cephalic vein , vena cephalica accessoria
accessory hemiazygos vein , accessory hemiazygous vein , vena hemiazygos accessoria
accessory vertebral vein , vena vertebralis accessoria
accompanying vein , vena comitans
anastomotic vein , vena anastomotica
angular vein , vena angularis
anterior vertebral vein , vena vertebralis anterior
appendicular vein , vena appendicularis
arcuate vein of the kidney , vena arcuata renis
auricular vein , vena auricularis
axillary vein , vena axillaris
azygos vein , azygous vein , vena azygos
basal vein , vena basalis
basilic vein , vena basilica
basivertebral vein , vena basivertebralis
brachial vein , vena brachialis
brachiocephalic vein , innominate vein , vena brachiocephalica
bronchial vein , vena bronchialis
cardinal vein
central veins of liver , venae centrales hepatis
central vein of retina , vena centrales retinae
central vein of suprarenal gland , vena centralis glandulae suprarenalis
cephalic vein , vena cephalica
cerebellar vein , vena cerebellum
cerebral vein , vena cerebri
cervical vein , deep cervical vein , vena cervicalis profunda
choroid vein , vena choroidea
ciliary veins , venae ciliares
circumflex vein , vena circumflexa
clitoral vein , vena clitoridis
colic vein , vena colica
common facial vein
conjunctival veins , venae conjunctivales
costoaxillary vein
cutaneous vein , vena cutanea
cystic vein , vena cystica
digital vein , vena digitalis
diploic vein , vena diploica
dorsal scapular vein , vena scapularis dorsalis
emissary vein , vena emissaria
epigastric vein
esophageal veins , oesophageal veins , venae esophageae
ethmoidal vein , vena ethmoidalis
external nasal vein , vena nasalis externa
facial vein , vena facialis
femoral vein , vena femoralis
gastric vein , vena gastrica
gastroomental vein , gastroepiploic vein , vena gastroomentalis
genicular vein , vena genus
gluteal vein , vena gluteus
hemizygos vein , hemizygous vein , vena hemizygos
hemorrhoidal vein , rectal vein , vena rectalis
hepatic vein , vena hepatica
ileocolic vein , vena ileocolica
iliac vein , vena iliaca
iliolumbar vein , vena iliolumbalis
intercapitular vein , vena intercapitalis
intercostal vein , vena intercostalis
intervertebral vein , vena intervertebralis
jugular vein , vena jugularis , jugular
labial vein , vena labialis
labial vein , vena labialis
labyrinthine vein , internal auditory vein
lacrimal vein , vena lacrimalis
laryngeal vein , vena laryngea
lingual vein , vena lingualis
lumbar vein , vena lumbalis
maxillary vein , vena maxillaris
meningeal veins , venae meningeae
mesenteric vein , vena mesenterica
metacarpal vein , vena metacarpus
metatarsal vein , vena metatarsus
musculophrenic vein , vena musculophrenica
nasofrontal vein , vena nasofrontalis
oblique vein of the left atrium , vena obliqua atrii sinistri
obturator vein , vena obturatoria
occipital vein , vena occipitalis
ophthalmic vein , vena ophthalmica
ovarian vein , vena ovarica
palatine vein , vena palatina
pancreatic vein , venae pancreatica
paraumbilical vein , vena paraumbilicalis
parotid vein
pectoral vein , vena pectoralis
perforating vein , vena perforantis
pericardial vein , vena pericardiaca
peroneal vein , fibular vein , vena peroneus
pharyngeal vein , vena pharyngeus
phrenic vein , vena phrenica
popliteal vein , vena poplitea
portal vein , hepatic portal vein , portal , vena portae
posterior vein of the left ventricle , vena posterior ventriculi sinistri
prepyloric vein , vena pylorica
pudendal vein , venae pudendum
pulmonary vein , vena pulmonalis
radial vein , vena radialis
renal vein , vena renalis
sacral vein , vena sacralis
saphenous vein , vena saphena
scleral veins , venae sclerales
scrotal vein , vena scrotalis
sigmoid vein , vena sigmoideus
spinal vein , vena spinalis
splenic vein , vena lienalis
sternocleidomastoid vein , vena sternocleidomastoidea
stylomastoid vein , vena stylomastoidea
subclavian vein , vena subclavia
sublingual vein , vena sublingualis
supraorbital vein , vena supraorbitalis
supratrochlear vein , vena supratrochlearis
temporal vein , vena temporalis
testicular vein , vena testicularis
thalamostriate vein
thoracoepigastric vein , vena thoracoepigastrica
thoracic vein , vena thoracica
thyroid vein , vena thyroidea
tibial vein , vena tibialis
tracheal vein , vena trachealis
tympanic vein
ulnar vein , vena ulnaris
umbilical vein , vena umbilicalis
uterine vein
varicose vein
vena bulbi penis
vena canaliculi cochleae
vein of penis
vena bulbi vestibuli
vena cava
venae palpebrales
venae interlobulares hepatis
venae renis
vertebral vein , vena vertebralis
vesical vein , vena vesicalis
vestibular vein , vena vestibularis
vortex vein , vorticose vein , vena vorticosum
venule , venula , capillary vein
midrib , midvein
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