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veno- or veni- or ven-pref. Vein: venipuncture. [From Latin vēna.]vein (veɪn) n. 1. one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart. 2. (loosely) any blood vessel. 3. one of the riblike thickenings that form the framework of the wing of an insect. 4. one of the strands or bundles of vascular tissue forming the principal framework of a leaf. 5. a. a body or mass of mineral deposit, igneous rock, or the like occupying a crevice or fissure in rock; lode. b. any body or stratum of ore, coal, etc., clearly separated or defined. 6. a streak or marking, as of a different color, running through marble, wood, etc. 7. a temporary attitude, mood, or temper: spoke in a serious vein. 8. a tendency, quality, or strain traceable in conduct, writing, etc.: a vein of pessimism. v.t. 9. to furnish with veins. 10. to mark with lines or streaks suggesting veins. 11. to extend over or through in the manner of veins. [1250–1300; < Old French < Latin vēna vein of the body, channel, ore deposit] EncyclopediaSeevenoveno-
veno- , veni-The veins. [L. vena] veno- , veni-Combining forms denoting the veins. See also: vene- (1) [L. vena]ThesaurusSeevein |