- plural of vein.
veins
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But in one weird way, Schlittler is different from all the other major-league pitchers who have lightning coursing through their veins: He actually uses it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Victoria Gray sat in a Nashville, Tenn., hospital in 2019 while doctors infused her own genetically engineered cells back into her veins.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
"For decades, the question of how reticulate veins form has remained open, and finally we have a plausible answer" in Chinese money plants' Voronoi patterns.
From Science Daily ● May 14, 2026
The connection, Drew and his colleagues determined, is the vertebral venous plexus, a network of veins that connects the abdomen to the spine in mice and humans alike.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026
His body tensed; the veins rose to bursting on his streaming forehead.
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
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