Vena (Noun)
Meaning
A blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart; "all veins except the pulmonary vein carry unaerated blood".
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- The superior vena cava and inferior vena cava are two of the main veins that carry deoxygenated blood back to the heart.
- The pulmonary vein is unique in that it carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart via the left atrium.
- When a medical professional uses a blood pressure cuff to take a blood pressure reading, they are compressing the veins in the arm, including the median cubital vena where the needle is inserted during phlebotomy procedures.
- The cephalic vena in the arm runs along the radial side of the limb and is a common site for intravenous placement in patients.
- Varicose veins occur when the valves in these vena, especially in the legs, become weak or damaged and allow blood to pool and the vein to swell.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- Thoracic Vein
- Diploic Vein
- Vena Canaliculi Cochleae
- Maxillary Vein
- Mesenteric Vein
- Accessory Cephalic Vein
- Thoracoepigastric Vein
- Venae Palpebrales
- Sacral Vein
- Brachiocephalic Vein
- Vena Bulbi Vestibuli
- Vestibular Vein
- Tibial Vein
- Musculophrenic Vein
- Circumflex Vein
- Obturator Vein
- Appendicular Vein
- Facial Vein
- Laryngeal Vein
- Spinal Vein
- Vena Azygos
- Conjunctival Veins
- Uterine Vein
- Vena Cervicalis Profunda
- Basivertebral Vein
- Saphenous Vein
- Common Facial Vein
- Lacrimal Vein
- Jugular
- Vena Peroneus
- Renal Vein
- Scleral Veins
- Gluteal Vein
- Labyrinthine Vein
- Cervical Vein
- Accessory Hemiazygos Vein
- Vertebral Vein
- Temporal Vein
- Vortex Vein
- Vena Gastroomentalis
- Central Veins Of Liver
- Ulnar Vein
- Bronchial Vein
- Venule
- Cephalic Vein
- Digital Vein
- Auricular Vein
- Subclavian Vein
- Dorsal Scapular Vein
- Sigmoid Vein
- Central Vein Of Suprarenal Gland
- Thyroid Vein
- Intervertebral Vein
- Hemizygos Vein
- Emissary Vein
- Venae Interlobulares Hepatis
- Tracheal Vein
- Peroneal Vein
- Pharyngeal Vein
- Portal
- Epigastric Vein
- Occipital Vein
- Vein Of Penis
- Cardinal Vein
- Central Vein Of Retina
- Cerebellar Vein
- Tympanic Vein
- Metacarpal Vein
- Cystic Vein
- Iliolumbar Vein
- Esophageal Veins
- Capillary Vein
- Radial Vein
- Venae Renis
- Palatine Vein
- Pectoral Vein
- Parotid Vein
- Testicular Vein
- Hepatic Vein
- Intercapitular Vein
- Intercostal Vein
- Nasofrontal Vein
- Prepyloric Vein
- Vena Vorticosum
- Oblique Vein Of The Left Atrium
- Posterior Vein Of The Left Ventricle
- Cerebral Vein
- Metatarsal Vein
- Angular Vein
- Basal Vein
- Scrotal Vein
- Anterior Vertebral Vein
- Jugular Vein
- Varicose Vein
- External Nasal Vein
- Sternocleidomastoid Vein
- Choroid Vein
- Hemorrhoidal Vein
- Venae Esophageae
- Iliac Vein
- Ophthalmic Vein
- Umbilical Vein
- Vena Hemizygos
- Vena Cava
- Arcuate Vein Of The Kidney
- Brachial Vein
- Meningeal Veins
- Perforating Vein
- Supratrochlear Vein
- Sublingual Vein
- Labial Vein
- Accompanying Vein
- Splenic Vein
- Phrenic Vein
- Vena Rectalis
- Ileocolic Vein
- Lumbar Vein
- Pericardial Vein
- Ciliary Veins
- Axillary Vein
- Vena Bulbi Penis
- Clitoral Vein
- Pancreatic Vein
- Paraumbilical Vein
- Anastomotic Vein
- Vena Brachiocephalica
- Thalamostriate Vein
- Gastroomental Vein
- Ovarian Vein
- Colic Vein
- Stylomastoid Vein
- Genicular Vein
- Portal Vein
- Azygos Vein
- Gastric Vein
- Pudendal Vein
- Vena Portae
- Supraorbital Vein
- Accessory Vertebral Vein
- Femoral Vein
- Costoaxillary Vein
- Lingual Vein
- Pulmonary Vein
- Vesical Vein
- Cutaneous Vein
- Ethmoidal Vein
- Vena Hemiazygos Accessoria
- Popliteal Vein
- Basilic Vein