Found 2 items, similar to Vena.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: vena
vena
n : a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries
toward the heart; all veins except the pulmonary carry
unaerated blood [syn:
vein,
venous blood vessel]
[also:
venae (pl)]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Vena
Vena
\Ve"na\, n.; pl.
Ven[ae]. [L. See
Vein.]
A vein.
[1913 Webster]
Vena cava; pl.
Ven[ae] cav[ae]. [L., literally, hollow
vein.] (Anat.) Any one of the great systemic veins
connected directly with the heart.
Vena contracta. [L., literally, contracted vein.]
(Hydraulics) The contracted portion of a liquid jet at and
near the orifice from which it issues.
Vena port[ae]; pl.
Ven[AE] port[ae]. [L., literally, vein
of the entrance.] (Anat.) The portal vein of the liver.
See under
Portal.
[1913 Webster]