Nouns

• superior vena cava — Noun – English ～ receives blood from the head and arms and chest and empties into the right atrium of the heart; formed from the azygos and both brachiocephalic veins
• vena lumbalis — Noun – English ～ veins that drain the posterior body wall and the lumbar vertebral venous plexuses
• vena hemiazygos accessoria — Noun – English ～ a vein formed by the union of the 4th to 7th posterior intercostal veins; empties into the azygos vein
• vena ethmoidalis — Noun – English ～ veins that drain the ethmoidal sinuses and empty into the superior ophthalmic vein
• vena pulmonalis superior — Noun – English ～ either of two pulmonary veins (left and right) returning blood from the superior lobes of the lungs
• vena labialis inferior — Noun – English ～ a tributary of the facial vein that drains the lower lip
• vena jugularis — Noun – English ～ veins in the neck that return blood from the head
• vena peroneus — Noun – English ～ accompany the peroneal arteries; arising in the heel and running up the back of the leg to join the posterior tibial veins of the popliteal vein
• vena umbilicalis — Noun – English ～ a vein in the umbilical cord; returns nutrient blood from the placenta to the fetus
• vena pulmonalis — Noun – English ～ any of four veins that carry arterial blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart
• vena azygos — Noun – English ～ one of a system of veins that drain the thoracic and abdominal walls; arises as a continuation of the right ascending lumbar vein and terminates in the superior vena cava
• vena pulmanalis inferior — Noun – English ～ either of two pulmonary veins (left and right) returning blood from the inferior lobes of the lungs
• vena appendicularis — Noun – English ～ a vein that accompanies the appendicular artery and empties into the ileocolic vein
• vena — Noun – English ～ a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart; "all veins except the pulmonary vein carry unaerated blood"
• vena clitoridis — Noun – English ～ veins that serve the clitoris
• vena cerebellum — Noun – English ～ the veins draining the cerebellum
• vena dorsalis clitoridis profunda — Noun – English ～ deep dorsal vein of the clitoris; tributary of the vesical venous plexus
• vena basalis — Noun – English ～ a large vein passing along the medial surface of the temporal lobe and emptying into the great cerebral vein
• vena spinalis — Noun – English ～ veins that drain the spinal cord
• vena retromandibularis — Noun – English ～ posterior branch of the facial vein; formed by temporal veins in front of the ear

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