Venae

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Vena \Ve"na\, n.; pl. {Venae}. [L. See {Vein}.]
     A vein.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Vena cava}; pl. {Venae cavae}. [L., literally, hollow vein.]
        (Anat.) Any one of the great systemic veins connected


        directly with the heart.
  
     {Vena contracta}. [L., literally, contracted vein.]
        (Hydraulics) The contracted portion of a liquid jet at and
        near the orifice from which it issues.
  
     {Vena portae}; pl. {Venae portae}. [L., literally, vein of
        the entrance.] (Anat.) The portal vein of the liver. See
        under {Portal}.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  vena
       n : a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries
           toward the heart; all veins except the pulmonary carry
           unaerated blood [syn: {vein}, {venous blood vessel}]
       [also: {venae} (pl)]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  venae
       See {vena}