[1350–1400; ME ‹ L vēnavein]This word is first recorded in the period 1350–1400. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: drag, flash, kick, range, screen
Examples of 'vena' in a sentence
vena
She successfully underwent a radical nephrectomy and inferior vena caval thrombectomy.
Deyi Luo, Jiang Gou, Le Yang, Yong Xu, Qiang Dong, 羅德毅, 苟江, 楊羅, 徐勇, 董强 2011, 'Epithelioid angiomyolipoma with involvement of inferior vena cava as a tumor thrombus:A case report', Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Scienceshttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X10000288. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Associated cardiac anomalies included right aortic arch, pulmonary atresia, dextrocardia and left superior vena cavae.
B E Otaigbe, S Kumar 2011, 'Clinical Profile of Patients with Tetralogy of Fallot admitted for Surgery at a Cardiacsurgical centre', Journal of Nepal Medical Associationhttp://jnma.com.np/jnma/index.php/jnma/article/view/150. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
An angiogram was performed disclosing superior vena caval occlusion, which was treated with balloon angioplasty.
Suresh Kumar Nayudu, Anil Dev, Kalyan Kanneganti 2013, '“Downhill” Esophageal Varices due to Dialysis Catheter-Induced Superior Vena CavalOcclusion: A Rare Cause of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding', Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicinehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/830796. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Blood samples were collected from the vena ulnaris cutanea.
M. Janiga, M. Haas, M. Kufelová 2017, 'Age, sex and seasonal variation in the shape and size of erythrocytes of the alpineaccentor, Prunella collaris (Passeriformes: Prunellidae)', The European Zoological Journalhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/24750263.2017.1403656. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
In most of the cases, adhesions existed around the tumor, aorta, superior vena, and azygous vein.
Fei GAO, Yunchao HUANG, Lixia LIANG 2009, 'Application of Blocking Unilateral Main Pulmonary Artery in Pulmonary Lobectomy ofLung Cancer', Cancer Biology & Medicinehttp://www.cancerbiomed.org/index.php/cocr/article/view/209. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Ultrasound examination revealed a hepatic mass with inferior vena caval extension and direct invasion of the right atrium.
Sandeep Murgi Babukumar, Vishwanth Kumbar, Gouri Kaveriappa, Ram Shenoy Basti, H BSuresh 2016, 'A rare case of hepatocellular carcinoma with right atrial invasion', Muller Journal of Medical Sciences and Researchhttp://www.mjmsr.net/article.asp?issn=0975-9727;year=2016;volume=7;issue=1;spage=50;epage=52;aulast=Babukumar. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The addition of the exit extension removed the vena contracta effects of the convergence only design.
Miles T. Trumper, Parviz Behrouzi, James J. McGuirk 2018, 'Influence of Nozzle Exit Conditions on the Near-Field Development of High Subsonicand Underexpanded Axisymmetric Jets', Aerospace (Basel)http://www.mdpi.com/2226-4310/5/2/35. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)