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Vena contracta
Vena Ve"na, n.; pl. Ven[ae]. [L. See Vein.] A vein. Vena cava; pl. Ven[ae] cav[ae]. [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 port[ae]; pl. Ven[AE] port[ae]. [L., literally, vein of the entrance.] (Anat.) The portal vein of the liver. See under Portal.

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- Vena contracta is the point in a fluid stream where the diameter of the stream is the least, and the fluid velocity is at its maximum, such as in the...
- Carex contracta is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to parts of New South Wales. List of Carex species...
- Davis) Soják Lactuca chondrilliflora subsp. contracta (Velen.) Nyman Lactuca contracta Velen. Lactuca numidica Batt. Scariola contracta (Velen.) Soják...
- Festuca contracta, commonly known as tufted fescue or land tussac, is a species of true gr**** (Poaceae). It is native to many subantarctic islands in...
- Scotura contracta is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in Brazil and French Guiana. Miller, James S. (2009). "Generic revision of the Dioptinae...
- Ophiusa fulvotaenia Guenée, 1852 Ophiusa absorpta Warren, 1913 Ophiusa contracta Warren, 1913 Ophiusa unipuncta Warren, 1913 Parallelia fulvotaenia Guenée;...
- Synodontis contractus, the bugeye squeaker, is a species of upside-down catfish native to the Congo Basin of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the...
- Hexastylis contracta, commonly known as the mountain heartleaf, is a species of flowering plant in the pipevine family. It is native to eastern North...
- Lecithocera contracta is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1918. It is found in southern India. The wingspan...
- Nebularia contracta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails. This marine species occurs...