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Vein

/veɪn/

A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart.

📖 Definitions of "Vein"

noun
  1. 1

    A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart.

  2. 2

    (in plural) The entrails of a shrimp.

  3. 3

    In leaves, a thickened portion of the leaf containing the vascular bundle.

  4. 4

    The nervure of an insect’s wing.

verb
  1. 1

    To mark with veins or a vein-like pattern.

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