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vena Definition

vena ()

noun pl. ve·nae-nē

a vein

Etymology: L

vena Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • cava: A vena cava filter is a small, metal device about an inch long, shaped rather like the spokes of an umbrella.
  • caval: An alternative, to prevent recurrence of pulmonary embolus, is an inferior vena caval filter.
  • obstruction: Abner A: Approach to the patient who presents with superior vena cava obstruction.
  • syndrome: Ingram L, Rivera GK, Shapiro DN: Superior vena cava syndrome associated with childhood malignancy: analysis of 24 cases.
  • filter: A vena cava filter is a small, metal device about an inch long, shaped rather like the spokes of an umbrella.
  • amoris: Even after the discovery that there was no vena amoris, the custom of wearing the wedding band on the third finger survived.

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