vein

Pronunciation

• enPR: vān, IPA ^(key): /veɪn/

• Audio (US)

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• Homophones: vain, vane

Noun

Singular vein

Plural veins

1. (countable) (anatomy) A vein is a tube in the body that carries blood back to the heart.
2. (countable) A vein is a bump or line in a leaf where sap flows.
3. (countable) A vein is a fissure, cleft, or cavity in the earth.

• 
  A model of a vein (sense 1)
• 
  A leaf with large veins (sense 2)

Related words

• artery
• blood vessel

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