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Webster 1913 Edition


Vena


Ve′na

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Venae
(#)
.
[L. See
Vein
.]
A vein.
Vena cava
;
pl.
Venae cavae
.
[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 portae
;
pl.
Venae portae
.
[L., literally, vein of the entrance.]
(Anat.)
The portal vein of the liver. See under
Portal
.

Definition 2024


vēnā

vēnā

See also: vena, véna, Véna, veña, vēna, Vēna, venă, and Ven’a

Latvian

Noun

vēnā f

  1. locative singular form of vēna