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vena

[ vee-nuh ]

noun

Anatomy.
plural venae
  1. a vein.


vena

/ ˈːə /

noun

  1. anatomy a technical word for vein
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of vena1

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin ŧԲ vein
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of vena1

C15: from Latin ŧԲ vein
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Example Sentences

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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?

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I had a filter installed into my vena cava so that the clot wouldn't move.

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Mazrim said the gunshot wound that struck her in the back and tore through the vena cava would have been “rapidly lethal,” and Lyles would have lost consciousness almost immediately.

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The coroner's report also concluded Butterfield had suffered various injuries, including a fractured skull, crushed ribs, and major damage to the inferior vena cava.

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The fatal stab wound punctured his vena cava.

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