vena

[Middle English, from Latin vēna.]

A vein.

Pl. venae [L.] vein.

• caudal v. caval syndrome — see caudal vena caval thrombosis.
• v. cava — one of the large vessels emptying venous blood into the right atrium; includes cranial and caudal venae cavae.
• v. cava spontaneous rupture — recorded as a cause of sudden death in horses.
• v. cava thrombophlebitis — due usually to spread from a hepatic abscess; a common precursor to vena caval syndrome.
• v. caval hiatus — see vena cava foramen.
• v. caval syndrome — see caval syndrome.
• persistent left cranial v. cava — an uncommon anomaly in dogs, often associated with other vascular anomalies such as persistent right aortic arch and tetralogy of Fallot.
• posterior v. cava — caudal vena cava.
• cranial v. caval venipuncture — a technique for blood sample collection in pigs; a needle is inserted into the cranial vena cava near the thoracic inlet.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart; all veins except the pulmonary carry unaerated blood
  Synonym: vein

Vena may refer to:

• Vena (Hindu King)
• Vena Records, a now defunct record label located in Madison, Alabama.
• The Russian spelling of Vienna, Austria.
• The nickname of 2S31 self-propelled 120 mm Russian mortar/cannon.

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