vena

[ vee-nuh ]

noun,plural ve·nae [vee-nee]. /ˈvi ni/. Anatomy.
  1. a vein.

Origin of vena

1
1350–1400; Middle English <Latin vēnavein

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vena

/ (ˈviːnə) /


nounplural -nae (-niː)
  1. anatomy a technical word for vein

Origin of vena

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C15: from Latin vēna vein

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