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vein

46 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) vein (noun)
  2. 2) vein (verb)
  3. vein ending (noun)
  4. vein islet (noun)
  5. vein quartz (noun)
  6. vein rot (noun)
  7. adventitious vein (noun)
  8. anal vein (noun)
  9. azygous vein (noun)
  10. bed vein (noun)
  11. big vein (noun)
  12. brachiocephalic vein (noun)
  13. compound vein (noun)
  14. contact vein (noun)
  15. coronary vein (noun)
  16. Ercles vein (noun)
  17. fissure vein (noun)
  18. gash vein (noun)
  19. hemiazygous vein (noun)
  20. infiltration vein (noun)
  21. innominate vein (noun)
  22. joint vein (noun)
  23. jugular vein (noun)
  24. lateral vein (noun)
  25. median basilic vein (noun)
  26. median vein (noun)
  27. milk vein (noun)
  28. plate vein (noun)
  29. portal vein (noun)
  30. pulmonary vein (noun)

1vein

noun \ˈvān\

Definition of VEIN

1
a : a narrow water channel in rock or earth or in ice b (1) : lode 2 (2) : a bed of useful mineral matter c : lode 3
2
: blood vessel; especially : any of the tubular branching vessels that carry blood from the capillaries toward the heart
3
a : any of the vascular bundles forming the framework of a leaf b : any of the thickened cuticular ribs that serve to stiffen the wings of an insect
4
: something suggesting veins (as in reticulation); specifically : a wavy variegation (as in marble)
5
a : a distinctive mode of expression : style <stories in a romantic vein> b : a distinctive element or quality : strain <introduced a welcome vein of humor> c : a line of thought or action
6
a : a special aptitude <inherited an artistic vein> b : a usually transitory and casually attained mood c : top form <thou troublest me; I am not in the vein — Shakespeare>
— vein·al \ˈvā-nəl\ adjective
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Examples of VEIN

  1. <the author goes on in that sarcastic vein for pages>

Origin of VEIN

Middle English veine, from Anglo-French, from Latin vena
First Known Use: 14th century

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Other Anatomy Terms

bilateral symmetry, carotid, cartilage, dorsal, entrails, prehensile, renal, solar plexus, supine, thoracic, ventral

Rhymes with VEIN

ain, Aisne, ane, Bain, bane, blain, brain, cane, chain, crane, deign, drain, fain, fane, feign, gain, grain, Kane, lane, Lane, main, mane, pain, Paine, pane, plain, plane, quean, rain, reign, rein, sain, sane, seine, Seine, skein, Spain, sprain, stain, strain, swain, thane, thegn, train, twain, Twain, vain, vane, wain, wane, Wayne

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