vena
Anatomical blood channel
Vena is the Latin word for vein, used in English primarily in anatomical terminology.
Medical texts name specific blood vessels with vena: vena cava, vena portae.
The plural is venae.
Outside technical contexts, the English word vein serves all purposes.
Tube conveying circulation
- cavaSpanish méthode traditionnelle sparkling
- jugularMain neck blood vessel
- pulmonaryOf the lungs
- portalImposing entrance or gate
saphenous · femoral · hepatic · renal · subclavian · artery · capillary · circulatory
Metal-bearing rock
- lodeMineral-rich rock seam
- seamJoined fabric edge
- depositPlace for safekeeping
- mineralNaturally formed crystalline solid
quartz · gold · silver · streak · outcrop · excavation · extraction · shaft
Clot forming in vessel
- varicoseAbnormally enlarged, twisted
- phlebitisInflamed vein condition
- embolismObstruction in blood vessel
- catheterInserted medical drainage tube
cannulation · injection · blood draw · clot · occlusion · stenosis · insufficiency · sclerotherapy
blood vessel
Tube conveying circulation
portal · saphenous · femoral · hepatic · renal · subclavian · artery · capillary · circulatory · cardiovascular
ore
Metal-bearing rock
mineral · quartz · gold · silver · streak · outcrop · excavation · extraction · shaft · gallery
thrombosis
Clot forming in vessel
- varicoseAbnormally enlarged, twisted
- phlebitisInflamed vein condition
- embolismObstruction in blood vessel
catheter · cannulation · injection · blood draw · clot · occlusion · stenosis · insufficiency · sclerotherapy · stent
venaartery
Oxygen-rich blood conduit
arteria · aorta · pulmonary artery · carotid artery · femoral artery
- vena cavaLarge vessel entering heart
- event venuePlace hosting organized gatherings
- inferior vena cavaMajor vein to heart
- superior vena cavaMajor vein entering heart above
- venous accessEntry to bloodstream
- venous bloodBlood returning to heart
event, prevent, intervene, convene, advent, venal, venous, venality, intravenous