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Definition of Vena

Vena
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.

Meaning of Vena from wikipedia

- Look up vena in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Vena may refer to: Cornel Vena (1932–2017), Romanian Olympic modern pentathlete Gary Vena, American academic...
- The inferior vena cava is a large vein that carries the deoxygenated blood from the lower and middle body into the right atrium of the heart. It is formed...
- Vena (Sanskrit: वेन, romanized: Vena, lit. 'tormentor') is a king in Hinduism, notorious for his wickedness and misrule. A descendant of the first Manu...
- Vena amoris is a Latin name meaning, literally, "vein of love." It describes a special blood vein that was once believed to flow directly from the fourth...
- Vena di Maida also known as Vena is a village in Maida, Catanzaro, Calabria, Italy. It has a po****tion of 879 making it a village. Vena is 242 meters...
- In anatomy, the venae cavae (/ˈviːni ˈkeɪvi/; sg.: vena cava /ˈviːnə ˈkeɪvə/; from Latin 'hollow veins') are two large veins (great vessels) that return...
- draining itself towards the superior vena cava. It connects the systems of superior vena cava and inferior vena cava and can provide an alternative path...
- The superior vena cava (SVC) is the superior of the two venae cavae, the great venous trunks that return deoxygenated blood from the systemic circulation...
- of the right brachiocephalic vein. These veins merge to form the superior vena cava, a great vessel, posterior to the junction of the first costal cartilage...
- Vena, was an American bachata group formed by members Lenny Santos and Max Santos from Aventura alongside Steven Tejada from Xtreme. They are known for...