vena

[ vee-nuh ]

/ ˈvi nə /

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noun, plural ve·nae

[vee-nee]. /ˈvi ni/. Anatomy.

a vein.

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Origin of vena

1350–1400; Middle English <Latin vēnavein

Words nearby vena

velvet scoter, velvet shank, velvet stout, velvety, ven-, vena, vena cava, vena contracta, venal, venality, venatic

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How to use vena in a sentence

Downtown darling Vena Cava showed off a structured collection, full of modern lines and alluring glimpses of skin.
Fashion Takes a Bow|The Daily Beast|September 12, 2009|DAILY BEAST
By this passage it is taken into the right auricle, along with the impure blood of the vena cava.
The Matron's Manual of Midwifery, and the Diseases of Women During Pregnancy and in Childbed|Frederick Hollick
Ante et post eam purus sanguis ita acriter ex dura terra effluxit, ut ex vena incisa.
History of the Great Reformation, Volume IV|J. H. Merle D'Aubign
Repairing next to Vena, he that offers oblations of water to the gods and the Pitris, obtains a car drawn by peacocks and cranes.
Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Bk. 3 Pt. 1|Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa

It is found in Egypt, and lives in the vena port and in all its ramifications in man.
Animal Parasites and Messmates|P. J. Van Beneden
From its metallic appearance and toughness, this bed is called vena ferrata, the iron vein.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure

British Dictionary definitions for vena

vena

/ (ˈviːnə) /

noun plural -nae (-niː)

anatomy a technical word for vein

Word Origin for vena

C15: from Latin vēna vein

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