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Pronunciation : Ve"na
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [L. See Vein.]
Definition : Defn: A vein. Vena cava; pl. Ven? cav?. Etym: [L., literally, hollow vein.] (Anat.) Any one of the great systemic veins connected directly with the heart.-- Vena contracta. Etym: [L., literally, contracted vein.] (Hydraulics) The contracted portion of a liquid jet at and near the orifice from which it issues. -- Vena port?; pl. Ven? port?. Etym: [L., literally, vein of the entrance.] (Anat.) The portal vein of the liver. See under Portal.
pl. Ven
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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