vena
Americannoun
PLURAL
venaenoun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of vena
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin vēna vein
Example Sentences
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These drain into the inferior vena cava, which is a direct line to the heart.
From New York Times
A scan revealed that Schwartz’s iliac veins, which feed the inferior vena cava, the body’s largest vein that carries deoxygenated blood to the heart, were greatly enlarged, as were his vena cava and his aorta.
From Washington Post
But the bullet did not fragment and apparently missed his aorta and his inferior vena cava, large blood vessels in the same area.
From Washington Post
“We put three clamps – a clamp in each place – on the right atrium of the heart, the inferior vena cava, and the portal vein and hepatic artery of the liver.”
From Fox News
His inferior vena cava, which carries blood from the lower body to the heart, no longer functioned; he had to rely on collateral veins instead.
From New York Times
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