vena
vena
Definition
vena (vē′nə)
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.
