Vena
[vi:nә]
Definition
(n.) A vein.
Editor: Nat
Definition
n. a vein.—Vena cava the largest vein in the body entering the right auricle of the heart.
Checker: Nicole
Examples
- The course of the blood is evidently from the vena cava through the heart to the aorta. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- All these arteries have their source in the aorta; all these veins pour their stream ultimately into th e vena cava. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- In man the vena cava carries the blood to the right side of the heart, the pulmonary artery inosculates with the pulmonary veins, which convey it to the left side of the heart. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
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