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vena

[vee-nuh]

ve·na

[vee-nuh]
noun, plural ve·nae [-nee] . Anatomy.
a vein.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin vēna vein
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Vena is always a great word to know.
So is rib cage. Does it mean:
the enclosure formed by the ribs and their connecting bones
a cord or band of dense, tough, inelastic, white, fibrous tissue, serving to connect a muscle with a bone or part; sinew
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vena (ˈviːnə)
 
n , pl -nae
anatomy a technical word for vein
 
[C15: from Latin vēnavein]

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vena ve·na (vē'nə)
n. pl. ve·nae (-nē)
A vein.

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