noun
- a vein, especially in anatomical contexts
Usage: medical; anatomical
Examples
- The vena cava is the largest vein in the human body.
- Medical students must learn the names of major venae in the circulatory system.
- The surgeon carefully identified each vena before beginning the procedure.
- Blood flows through the vena back to the heart.
- The anatomical chart showed the position of every major vena.