vein
A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart.
Example
“The nurse hovered her vein finder to locate the veins in the patient's body.”
Other meanings
The entrails of a shrimp.
In leaves, a thickened portion of the leaf containing the vascular bundle.
Synonyms
- vena
Kinds of vein
- accessory vertebral vein
- accompanying vein
- angular vein
- anterior vertebral vein
- basal vein
- bronchial vein
- cardinal vein
- vena cerebellum
Related words
- anal vein
- infraorbital vein
- antenodal vein
- hepatic vein
- axillary vein
- azygos vein
- azygous vein
- ball vein
- basilic vein
- blue vein
- blue-veined cheese
- brachiocephalic vein
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "vēna" (a blood-vessel; vein; artery).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “vein” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.