vein
Betekenis (English)
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- A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart.
- The entrails of a shrimp.
- In leaves, a thickened portion of the leaf containing the vascular bundle.
- The nervure of an insect’s wing.
- A stripe or streak of a different colour or composition in materials such as wood, cheese, marble or other rocks.
- A stripe or streak of a different colour or composition in materials such as wood, cheese, marble or other rocks.
- A topic of discussion; a train of association, thoughts, emotions, etc.
- A style, tendency, or quality.
- A fissure, cleft, or cavity, as in the earth or other substance.
Synonyms
blood-vessel
lode
mineral vein
venous blood vessel
leaf vein
state of health
large artery
cephalic vein.
vena poplitea
of blood
fish mouthing
popiteal vein
Frequentie
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/veɪn/
Etymologie (English)
In summary
From Middle English veyne, borrowed from Anglo-Norman veine, from Latin vēna (“a blood-vessel; vein; artery”) of uncertain origin. See vēna for more. Doublet of vena. Displaced native edre, from ǣdre (whence edder).
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