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Vein
/veɪn/
A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart.
📖 Definitions of "Vein"
noun
- 1
A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart.
- 2
(in plural) The entrails of a shrimp.
- 3
In leaves, a thickened portion of the leaf containing the vascular bundle.
- 4
The nervure of an insect’s wing.
verb
- 1
To mark with veins or a vein-like pattern.
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