Definition of vein

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Vein (n.) One of the vessels which carry blood, either venous or arterial, to the heart. See Artery, 2..

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Bluish :: Bluish (a.) Somewhat blue; as, bluish veins..
Areolet :: Areolet (n.) A small inclosed area; esp. one of the small spaces on the wings of insects, circumscribed by the veins..
Roke :: Roke (n.) A vein of ore.
Venous :: Venous (a.) Of or pertaining to a vein or veins; as, the venous circulation of the blood..
Vein :: Vein (n.) A fissure, cleft, or cavity, as in the earth or other substance..
Phlebolith :: Phlebolith (n.) A small calcareous concretion formed in a vein; a vein stone.
Princewood :: Princewood (n.) The wood of two small tropical American trees (Hamelia ventricosa, and Cordia gerascanthoides). It is brownish, veined with lighter color..
Scarify :: Scarify (v. t.) To scratch or cut the skin of; esp. (Med.), to make small incisions in, by means of a lancet or scarificator, so as to draw blood from the smaller vessels without opening a large vein..
Lode :: Lode (n.) A metallic vein; any regular vein or course, whether metallic or not..
Omphalomesenteric :: Omphalomesenteric (a.) Of or pertaining to the umbilicus and mesentery; omphalomesaraic; as, the omphalomesenteric arteries and veins of a fetus..
Nerved :: Nerved (a.) Having nerves, or simple and parallel ribs or veins..
Argentiferous :: Argentiferous (a.) Producing or containing silver; as, argentiferous lead ore or veins..
Varicose :: Varicose (a.) Irregularly swollen or enlarged; affected with, or containing, varices, or varicosities; of or pertaining to varices, or varicosities; as, a varicose nerve fiber; a varicose vein; varicose ulcers..
Subhornblendic :: Subhepatic (a.) Situated under, or on the ventral side of, the liver; -- applied to the interlobular branches of the portal vein..
Veinous :: Veinous (a.) Marked with veins; veined; veiny.
Saphenous :: Saphenous (a.) Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the saphenous veins; as, the saphenous nerves; the saphenous opening, an opening in the broad fascia of the thigh through which the internal saphenous vein passes..
Bunch :: Bunch (n.) A small isolated mass of ore, as distinguished from a continuous vein..
Course :: Course (v. i.) To move with speed; to race; as, the blood courses through the veins..
Chimney :: Chimney (n.) A body of ore, usually of elongated form, extending downward in a vein..
Vein :: Vein (n.) A narrow mass of rock intersecting other rocks, and filling inclined or vertical fissures not corresponding with the stratification; a lode; a dike; -- often limited, in the language of miners, to a mineral vein or lode, that is, to a vein which contains useful minerals or ores..
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