vena

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈviːnə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(vē′nə)

Inflections of 'vena' (n): npl: venae

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ve•na  (vē′nə),USA pronunciation n., pl. -nae (-nē).USA pronunciation [Anat.]
  1. Anatomya vein.
  • Latin vēna vein
  • Middle English 1350–1400

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
vena /ˈviːnə/ n ( pl -nae /-niː/)
  1. a technical word for vein
Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin vēna vein
'vena' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
vein - vena cava - venose - venule - basilic vein - heart - inferior vena cava - postcava - precava - rejuvenate - vena contracta - venation - superior vena cava

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