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veins

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  1. Blood vessels that return blood from the body tissues to the heart. (Compare arteries; see circulatory system.)

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Veins take blood away from the heart and arteries bring blood back to the heart.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Veins trace the path of the arteries and have similar names, except there are no segmental veins.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Veins trace the path of arteries and have similar names, except there are no segmental veins.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Veins trace the path of arteries and have all the same names as the arteries following the same path.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Smallest Man the Varicose Veins he clean forgot to mention, as he wobbled off with less than half the money he had asked for and less than a tenth of what he deserved.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

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