Vein

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Vein

Type

free base

Denotation

blood vessel that transports blood back to the heart

Etymology

Middle English veyne; Anglo-Norman veine; Latin vēna

Evidence

vein, veined, veinier, veiniest, veining, veinless, veinlet, veinlike, veins, veinstone, veiny

Notes

vein and vena are doublets