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Definition: Meaning of, vein in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / veɪn /

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  1. [countable] one of the tubes which carries blood to your heart from other parts of your body [↪  artery]
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  2. [countable] one of the thin lines on a leaf or on an insect's wing
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  3. [countable] one of the thin lines on a piece of cheese or some types of stone
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  4. [countable] a thin layer of a valuable metal or mineral which is contained in rock
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  5. in a ... vein in a particular style of speaking or writing about something
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  6. a vein of humour/malice etc a small amount of humour etc
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vein used in phrases

  • accessory cephalic vein (noun)
    1. a vein that passes along the radial edge of the forearm and joins the cephalic vein near the elbow
  • accessory hemiazygos vein (noun)
    1. a vein formed by the union of the 4th to 7th posterior intercostal veins; empties into the azygos vein
  • accessory hemiazygous vein (noun)
    1. a vein formed by the union of the 4th to 7th posterior intercostal veins; empties into the azygos vein
  • accessory vertebral vein (noun)
    1. a vein that accompanies the vertebral vein but passes through the foramen of the transverse process of the 7th cervical vertebra and empties into the brachiocephalic vein
  • accompanying vein (noun)
    1. a vein accompanying another structure; a vein may accompany an artery in such a way that the arterial pulses aid venous return
  • anastomotic vein (noun)
    1. either of two communicating veins serving the brain
  • angular vein (noun)
    1. a short vein formed by the supraorbital vein and the supratrochlear vein and continuing as the facial vein
  • anterior cardinal vein (noun)
    1. a major drainage channel from the cephalic part of the body
  • anterior cerebral vein (noun)
    1. accompanies the anterior cerebral artery and empties into the basal vein
  • anterior facial vein (noun)
    1. a continuation of the angular vein; unites with the retromandibular vein before emptying into the internal jugular vein
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