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vena

American  
[vee-nuh] / ˈvi nə /

noun

Anatomy.

plural

venae
  1. a vein.


vena British  
/ ˈviːnə /

noun

  1. anatomy a technical word for vein

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Etymology

Origin of vena

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin vēna vein

Example Sentences

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“Todavía las tengo, pero ya tengo 61. Siempre tuve mucha inseguridad, entonces fue muy lindo descubrir mi vena cómica”.

From New York Times • Dec. 21, 2022

Was it possible that the extra blood that was supposed to go from the legs to the brain when the man stood up didn’t get there fast enough because of the narrowed vena cava?

From New York Times • Nov. 30, 2022

They end with the exiting of the renal veins to join the inferior vena cava.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Right-heart failure, for example, results in a rise in the pressure in the vena cavae and a drop in pressure in the arteries to the lungs.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

Then, after several journeys from King’s pavilion to Constable’s, and vice vena, Sir Bon returned to his own hole.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White