vena

[vee-nuh]

noun

Anatomy.

plural

venae 

1. a vein.

vena

/ ˈviːnə /

noun

1. anatomy a technical word for vein

Word History and Origins

Origin of vena¹

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin vēna vein

Word History and Origins

Origin of vena¹

C15: from Latin vēna _vein

Example Sentences

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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