vein
pronunciation
How to pronounce vein in British English:
UK [veɪn]
How to pronounce vein in American English:
US [veɪn]
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- Noun:
- a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart; all veins except the pulmonary carry unaerated blood
- a distinctive style or manner
- any of the vascular bundles or ribs that form the branching framework of conducting and supporting tissues in a leaf or other plant organ
- a layer of ore between layers of rock
- one of the horny ribs that stiffen and support the wing of an insect
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- Verb:
- make a veinlike pattern
Word Origin
- vein
- vein: [13] Vein comes via Old French veine from Latin vēna ‘blood vessel’, a word of uncertain origin. Acquired directly from Latin were the derivatives venose [17] and venous [17].
- vein (n.)
- c. 1300, from Old French veine "vein, artery, pulse" (12c.), from Latin vena "a blood vessel," also "a water course, a vein of metal, a person's natural ability or interest," of unknown origin. The mining sense is attested in English from late 14c. (Greek phleps "vein" had the same secondary sense). Figurative sense of "strain or intermixture" (of some quality) is recorded from 1560s; that of "a humor or mood, natural tendency" is first recorded 1570s.
Antonym
Example
- 1. New research reveals vein thrombosis can plague travelers who have recently undergone surgery .
- 2. Central retinal vein occlusion can be divided into two main subtypes : nonischemic and ischemic .
- 3. They find a vein and stick a needle in it , and then move to the next person .
- 4. It is estimated there are over 60000 cases of potentially fatal blood clots in the uk each year caused by deep vein thrombosis .
- 5. Patients with nonischemic central retinal vein occlusion may be asymptomatic or present with gradual vision loss that is more pronounced in the morning .