Definition of vena Vena
/viˈnʌ/ - [veenu] - ve•na
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| vena - a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart; "all veins except the pulmonary vein carry unaerated blood" | ||
| vein, venous blood vessel | ||
| blood vessel a vessel in which blood circulates | ||
| cardiovascular system, circulatory system the organs and tissues involved in circulating blood and lymph through the body | ||
| accessory cephalic vein, vena cephalica accessoria a vein that passes along the radial edge of the forearm and joins the cephalic vein near the elbow | ||
| accessory hemiazygos vein, accessory hemiazygous vein, vena hemiazygos accessoria a vein formed by the union of the 4th to 7th posterior intercostal veins; empties into the azygos vein | ||
| accessory vertebral vein, vena vertebralis accessoria a vein that accompanies the vertebral vein but passes through the foramen of the transverse process of the 7th cervical vertebra and empties into the brachiocephalic vein | ||
| accompanying vein, vena comitans a vein accompanying another structure; a vein may accompany an artery in such a way that the arterial pulses aid venous return | ||
| anastomotic vein, vena anastomotica either of two communicating veins serving the brain | ||
| angular vein, vena angularis a short vein formed by the supraorbital vein and the supratrochlear vein and continuing as the facial vein | ||
| anterior vertebral vein, vena vertebralis anterior a vein that accompanies the ascending cervical artery and opens into the vertebral vein | ||
| appendicular vein, vena appendicularis a vein that accompanies the appendicular artery and empties into the ileocolic vein | ||
| arcuate vein of the kidney, vena arcuata renis veins that receive blood from interlobular veins of kidney and rectal venules | ||
| auricular vein, vena auricularis one of two veins serving the ear region | ||
| axillary vein, vena axillaris a continuation of the basilic vein and brachial vein that becomes the subclavian vein | ||
| azygos vein, azygous vein, vena azygos one of a system of veins that drain the thoracic and abdominal walls; arises as a continuation of the right ascending lumbar vein and terminates in the superior vena cava | ||
| basal vein, vena basalis a large vein passing along the medial surface of the temporal lobe and emptying into the great cerebral vein | ||
| basilic vein, vena basilica a vein that drains the back of the hand and forearm and empties into the axillary vein | ||
| basivertebral vein, vena basivertebralis one of a number of veins draining the spongy substance of the vertebrae and emptying into the anterior internal vertebral venous plexus | ||
| brachial vein, vena brachialis two veins in either arm that accompany the brachial artery and empty into the axillary vein | ||
| brachiocephalic vein, innominate vein, vena brachiocephalica veins formed by the union of the internal jugular and subclavian veins | ||
| bronchial vein, vena bronchialis veins serving the bronchi; empty into the azygos vein | ||
| cardinal vein any of the major venous channels in primitive adult vertebrates and in embryos of higher vertebrates | ||
| central veins of liver, venae centrales hepatis terminal branches of the hepatic veins that lie in the hepatic lobules and receive blood from the liver sinusoids | ||
| central vein of retina, vena centrales retinae vein formed by the union of the retinal veins; accompanies central arteries of the retina in the optic nerve | ||
| central vein of suprarenal gland, vena centralis glandulae suprarenalis a single draining vein; on the right it empties into the inferior vena cava; on the left it empties into the left renal vein | ||
| cephalic vein, vena cephalica a large vein of the arm that empties into the axillary vein | ||
| cerebellar vein, vena cerebellum the veins draining the cerebellum | ||
| cerebral vein, vena cerebri any of several veins serving the cerebral hemispheres of the brain | ||
| cervical vein, deep cervical vein, vena cervicalis profunda a vein that accompanies an artery of the same name | ||
| choroid vein, vena choroidea either of two veins serving the choroid coat of the eye | ||
| ciliary veins, venae ciliares small veins coming from the ciliary body | ||
| circumflex vein, vena circumflexa any of several curved parallel veins accompanying arteries of the same name | ||
| clitoral vein, vena clitoridis veins that serve the clitoris | ||
| colic vein, vena colica vein serving the large intestine | ||
| common facial vein vein formed by union of facial vein and the retromandibular vein and emptying into the jugular vein | ||
| conjunctival veins, venae conjunctivales veins draining the conjunctiva | ||
| costoaxillary vein one of several veins connecting intercostal veins with the lateral thoracic vein or the thoracoepigastric vein | ||
| cutaneous vein, vena cutanea one of a number of veins in the subcutaneous tissue that empty into deep veins | ||
| cystic vein, vena cystica vein that drains the gallbladder | ||
| digital vein, vena digitalis one of the veins serving the fingers or toes | ||
| diploic vein, vena diploica one of the veins serving the spongy part of the cranial bones | ||
| dorsal scapular vein, vena scapularis dorsalis vein that is a tributary of the subclavian vein or external jugular vein and accompanies the descending scapular artery | ||
| emissary vein, vena emissaria one of several connecting veins in the scalp and head that drain blood from sinuses in the dura mater to veins outside the skull | ||
| epigastric vein veins serving the anterior walls of the abdomen | ||
| esophageal veins, oesophageal veins, venae esophageae small veins from the esophagus emptying into the brachiocephalic vein or the azygos veins | ||
| ethmoidal vein, vena ethmoidalis veins that drain the ethmoidal sinuses and empty into the superior ophthalmic vein | ||
| external nasal vein, vena nasalis externa one of the veins that drain the external nose and empty into the angular or facial vein | ||
| facial vein, vena facialis any of several veins draining the face | ||
| femoral vein, vena femoralis a vein that accompanies the femoral artery in the same sheath; a continuation of the popliteal vein; becomes the external iliac vein | ||
| gastric vein, vena gastrica one of several veins draining the stomach walls | ||
| gastroepiploic vein, gastroomental vein, vena gastroomentalis one of two veins serving the great curvature of the stomach | ||
| genicular vein, vena genus veins that drain blood from structures around the knee; empty into the popliteal vein | ||
| gluteal vein, vena gluteus veins draining the gluteal muscles on either side of the body | ||
| hemizygos vein, hemizygous vein, vena hemizygos a continuation of the left ascending lumbar vein; crosses the midline at the 8th vertebra and empties into the azygos vein | ||
| hemorrhoidal vein, rectal vein, vena rectalis any of several veins draining the walls of the anal canal and rectum | ||
| hepatic vein, vena hepatica a vein that drains the liver; empties into the vena cava | ||
| ileocolic vein, vena ileocolica a vein that drains the end of the ileum and the appendix and the cecum and the lower part of the ascending colon | ||
| iliac vein, vena iliaca one of three veins draining the pelvic area | ||
| iliolumbar vein, vena iliolumbalis a branch of the internal iliac vein | ||
| intercapitular vein, vena intercapitalis veins connecting the dorsal and palmar veins of the hand or the dorsal and plantar veins of the foot | ||
| intercostal vein, vena intercostalis several veins draining the intercostal spaces of the rib cage | ||
| intervertebral vein, vena intervertebralis one of several veins accompanying spinal nerves | ||
| jugular vein, vena jugularis, jugular veins in the neck that return blood from the head | ||
| labial vein, vena labialis a vein draining the lips of the mouth | ||
| labial vein, vena labialis a vein draining the lips of the mouth | ||
| internal auditory vein, labyrinthine vein veins that drain the inner ear | ||
| lacrimal vein, vena lacrimalis drains the lacrimal gland; empties into the superior ophthalmic vein | ||
| laryngeal vein, vena laryngea one of two veins draining the larynx | ||
| lingual vein, vena lingualis a vein that receives blood from the tongue and the floor of the mouth and empties into the internal jugular or the facial vein | ||
| lumbar vein, vena lumbalis veins that drain the posterior body wall and the lumbar vertebral venous plexuses | ||
| maxillary vein, vena maxillaris posterior continuation of the pterygoid plexus; joins the superficial temporal vein to form the retromandibular vein | ||
| meningeal veins, venae meningeae veins at accompany the meningeal arteries | ||
| mesenteric vein, vena mesenterica a tributary of the portal vein passing from the intestine between the two layers of mesentery | ||
| metacarpal vein, vena metacarpus dorsal and palmar veins of the hand | ||
| metatarsal vein, vena metatarsus dorsal and plantar branches of veins serving the metatarsal region of the foot | ||
| musculophrenic vein, vena musculophrenica veins that drain the upper abdominal wall and the lower intercostal spaces and the abdomen | ||
| nasofrontal vein, vena nasofrontalis a vein located in the anterior medial part of the orbit; connects the superior ophthalmic with the angular vein | ||
| oblique vein of the left atrium, vena obliqua atrii sinistri a tributary of the coronary sinus; on the posterior wall of the left atrium | ||
| obturator vein, vena obturatoria a vein formed by the union of tributaries that drain the hip joints and thigh muscles; empties into the internal iliac vein | ||
| occipital vein, vena occipitalis a vein that drains the occipital region | ||
| ophthalmic vein, vena ophthalmica either of two veins that serve the eye; empties into the cavernous sinus | ||
| ovarian vein, vena ovarica one of the veins that drain the ovaries; the right opens into the inferior vena cava; the left opens into the left renal vein | ||
| palatine vein, vena palatina a vein that drains the region of the palate and empties into the facial vein | ||
| pancreatic vein, venae pancreatica veins draining the pancreas and emptying into the superior mesenteric and splenic veins | ||
| paraumbilical vein, vena paraumbilicalis small veins arising in skin around the navel; terminate as accessory portal veins | ||
| parotid vein parotid branches of the facial vein; they drain part of the parotid gland and empty into the retromandibular vein | ||
| pectoral vein, vena pectoralis veins that drain the pectoral muscles and empty into the subclavian vein | ||
| perforating vein, vena perforantis veins that accompany the perforating arteries; drain leg muscles; empty into the deep femoral vein | ||
| pericardial vein, vena pericardiaca several small veins from the pericardium | ||
| fibular vein, peroneal vein, vena peroneus accompany the peroneal arteries; arising in the heel and running up the back of the leg to join the posterior tibial veins of the popliteal vein | ||
| pharyngeal vein, vena pharyngeus veins from the pharyngeal plexus that empty into the internal jugular vein | ||
| phrenic vein, vena phrenica either of two veins that drain the diaphragm | ||
| popliteal vein, vena poplitea a vein arising in the knee and ascending to become the femoral vein | ||
| hepatic portal vein, portal vein, vena portae, portal a short vein that carries blood into the liver | ||
| posterior vein of the left ventricle, vena posterior ventriculi sinistri arises near the apex of the heart and empties into the coronary sinus | ||
| prepyloric vein, vena pylorica a tributary of the right gastric vein | ||
| pudendal vein, venae pudendum vein of the pudendum | ||
| pulmonary vein, vena pulmonalis any of four veins that carry arterial blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart | ||
| radial vein, vena radialis superficial veins ascending the radial side of the forearm; combines with the ulnar veins to form the brachial vein | ||
| renal vein, vena renalis veins that accompany renal arteries; open into the vena cava at the level of the 2nd lumbar vertebra | ||
| sacral vein, vena sacralis vein of the sacral region | ||
| saphenous vein, vena saphena either of two chief superficial veins of the leg that drain blood from the foot | ||
| scleral veins, venae sclerales tributaries of the anterior ciliary veins that drain the sclera of the eye | ||
| scrotal vein, vena scrotalis veins passing from the scrotum to the pudendal veins | ||
| sigmoid vein, vena sigmoideus tributaries of the inferior mesenteric vein; drains the sigmoid colon | ||
| spinal vein, vena spinalis veins that drain the spinal cord | ||
| splenic vein, vena lienalis a vein formed by several small veins on the surface of the spleen; joins the superior mesenteric to form the portal vein | ||
| sternocleidomastoid vein, vena sternocleidomastoidea drains the sternocleidomastoid muscle; empties into the internal jugular vein | ||
| stylomastoid vein, vena stylomastoidea a vein that drains the tympanic cavity and empties into the retromandibular vein | ||
| subclavian vein, vena subclavia a continuation of the axillary vein; joins the internal jugular to form the brachiocephalic vein | ||
| sublingual vein, vena sublingualis a tributary of the lingual vein | ||
| supraorbital vein, vena supraorbitalis drains the front of the scalp; unites with the supratrochlear vein to form the angular vein | ||
| supratrochlear vein, vena supratrochlearis drains the front of the scalp; unites with the supraorbital vein to form the angular vein | ||
| temporal vein, vena temporalis any of several veins draining the temporal region | ||
| testicular vein, vena testicularis a vein from the testicles | ||
| thalamostriate vein a vein serving the thalamus and corpus striatum | ||
| thoracoepigastric vein, vena thoracoepigastrica a vein arising from the region of the superficial epigastric vein and opening into the axillary vein or thoracic vein | ||
| thoracic vein, vena thoracica veins that drain the thoracic walls | ||
| thyroid vein, vena thyroidea any of several small veins draining blood from the thyroid area | ||
| tibial vein, vena tibialis veins of the lower leg; empty into the popliteal vein | ||
| tracheal vein, vena trachealis several small veins from the trachea | ||
| tympanic vein veins from the tympanic cavity that empty into the retromandibular vein | ||
| ulnar vein, vena ulnaris any of several veins of the forearm | ||
| umbilical vein, vena umbilicalis a vein in the umbilical cord; returns nutrient blood from the placenta to the fetus | ||
| uterine vein one of two veins on each side that arise from the uterine plexus and empty into the internal iliac vein | ||
| varicose vein a vein that is permanently dilated; most common in the legs | ||
| vena bulbi penis vein of the head of the penis; tributary of the internal pudendal vein that drains the perineum | ||
| vena canaliculi cochleae vein of the cochlear canal | ||
| vein of penis a vein serving the penis | ||
| vena bulbi vestibuli vein of the vestibular bulb | ||
| vena cava either of two large veins that return oxygen-depleted blood to the right atrium of the heart | ||
| venae palpebrales veins of the eyelids | ||
| venae interlobulares hepatis interlobular veins of the liver | ||
| venae renis veins of the kidney; drain the kidney into the renal vein | ||
| vena vertebralis, vertebral vein a vein that goes through the foramina of the cervical vertebrae and forms a plexus around the vertebral artery; empties into the brachiocephalic vein | ||
| vena vesicalis, vesical vein veins that drain the vesical plexus and join the internal iliac veins | ||
| vena vestibularis, vestibular vein veins that drain the saccule and utricle | ||
| vena vorticosum, vortex vein, vorticose vein a vein formed by branches from the back surface of the eye and the ciliary body; empties into the ophthalmic veins | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- vena (n.)
A vein.
Part of speech
🔤- vena, noun, singular of venae.
