noun
vein
VAYN/veɪn/
A narrow vessel or strand carrying fluid through living tissue.
Valves in the vein keep blood moving toward the heart.
Etymology
Latin vena named a blood vessel generally; English vein denotes the particular kind carrying blood toward the heart. The Latin word’s deeper origin is unknown.
In context
the first step is to find the renal artery and vein and then we use either stapler or um or some kind of eclipse or just suture to divide the blood vessels
More examples
- The nurse draws blood from a vein in my arm.
- Veins beneath his skin become more visible during exercise.
- Branching veins carry water through the leaf.
Forms
vein · veins
venous adjective — Relating to veins that carry blood.