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vena

[vee-nuh]

ve·na

[vee-nuh]
noun, plural -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 floating rib. Does it mean:
one member of the two lowest pairs of ribs, which are attached neither to the sternum nor to the cartilages of other ribs.
a network of cells and cell-forming tissue that protects the body from pathogens, destroys infected, malignant cells, and removes cellular debris
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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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