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ve·na
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ˈvi
nə
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-n
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noun,
plural
ve·nae
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-ni
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[
-nee
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.
Anatomy
.
a vein.
Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English
<
Latin
vēna
vein
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vena
(ˈviːnə)
—
n
,
pl
-nae
anatomy
a technical word for
vein
[C15: from Latin
vēna
vein
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Medical Dictionary
vena
ve·na (vē'nə)
n.
pl.
ve·nae
(-nē)
A vein.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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