SYN: vein. [L.]
- v. advehens, pl.venae advehentes collective term for a series of branching channels in the early embryo receiving blood from the umbilical and/or vitelline venous systems and passing the mixed blood to the sinusoids of the liver; they become terminal branches of the hepatic portal vein. SYN: v. afferens hepatis.
- v. afferens hepatis SYN: v. advehens.
- v. angularis [TA] SYN: angular vein.
- v. apicoposterior [TA] SYN: apicoposterior vein.
- v. appendicularis [TA] SYN: appendicular vein.
- v. arteriosa SYN: arterial vein.
- venae articulares temporomandibulares SYN: veins of temporomandibular joint, under vein.
- v. axillaris [TA] SYN: axillary vein.
- v. basilica [TA] SYN: basilic vein.
- venae basivertebrales [TA] SYN: basivertebral veins, under vein.
- venae brachiales [TA] SYN: brachial veins, under vein.
- venae brachiocephalicae (dextrae et sinistrae) [TA] SYN: (left and right) brachiocephalic veins, under vein.
- venae bronchiales [TA] SYN: bronchial veins, under vein.
- venae cardiacae minimae [TA] SYN: smallest cardiac veins, under vein.
- v. cardiaca magna SYN: great cardiac vein.
- venae centrales hepatis SYN: central veins of liver, under vein.
- v. cephalica [TA] SYN: cephalic vein.
- venae cerebelli [TA] SYN: cerebellar veins, under vein.
- v. comitans of hypoglossal nerve [TA] runs with the hypoglossal nerve below and lateral to the hyoglossus muscle, emptying usually into the lingual vein. SYN: v. comitans nervi hypoglossi [TA], accompanying vein of hypoglossal nerve.
- venae comitantes [TA] a pair of veins, but occasionally more, that closely accompany an artery in such a manner that the pulsations of the artery aid venous return. SYN: companion veins.
- venae conjunctivales [TA] SYN: conjunctival veins, under vein.
- v. cutanea SYN: superficial vein.
- v. cystica [TA] SYN: cystic veins, under vein.
- v. diploica [TA] SYN: diploic vein.
- venae directae laterales [TA] SYN: direct lateral veins, under vein.
- venae dorsales clitoridis superficiales [TA] SYN: superficial dorsal veins of clitoris, under vein.
- venae ductuum semicircularium [TA] SYN: veins of semicircular ducts, under vein.
- v. emissaria, pl.venae emissariae [TA] SYN: emissary vein.
- venae epigastricae superiores [TA] SYN: superior epigastric veins, under vein.
- venae episclerales [TA] SYN: episcleral veins, under vein.
- venae esophageae [TA] SYN: esophageal veins, under vein.
- venae ethmoidales [TA] SYN: ethmoidal veins, under vein.
- v. femoralis [TA] SYN: femoral vein.
- venae frontales [NA] SYN: supratrochlear veins, under vein.
- v. gastrica dextra [TA] SYN: right gastric vein.
- venae gastricae breves [TA] SYN: short gastric veins, under vein.
- v. gastrica sinistra [TA] SYN: left gastric vein.
- v. gastro- omentalis dextra [TA] SYN: right gastroomental vein.
- v. gastro- omentalis sinistra SYN: left gastroomental vein.
- venae geniculares [TA] SYN: genicular veins, under vein.
- v. hemiazygos [TA] SYN: hemiazygos vein.
- v. hemiazygos accessoria [TA] SYN: accessory hemiazygos vein.
- venae hemispherii cerebelli superiores [TA] SYN: superior veins of cerebellar hemisphere, under vein.
- venae hepaticae [TA] SYN: hepatic veins, under vein.
- venae hepaticae dextrae [TA] SYN: right hepatic veins, under vein.
- venae hepaticae intermediae [TA] SYN: intermediate hepatic veins, under vein.
- venae hepaticae mediae [TA] SYN: intermediate hepatic veins, under vein.
- venae hepaticae sinistrae [TA] SYN: left hepatic vein.
- v. ileocolica [TA] SYN: ileocolic vein.
- v. iliaca communis [TA] SYN: common iliac vein.
- v. iliolumbalis [TA] SYN: iliolumbar vein.
- inferior v. cava (IVC) [TA] vein that receives the blood from the lower limbs and the greater part of the pelvic and abdominal organs; it begins at the level of the fifth lumbar vertebra on the right side by the merger of the right and left common iliac veins, pierces the diaphragm at the level of the eighth thoracic vertebra, and empties into the posteroinferior aspect of the right atrium of the heart. SYN: v. cava inferior [TA], postcava.
- venae insulares [TA] veins draining the cortex of the insula, tributaries to the deep middle cerebral vein. SYN: insular veins [TA].
- venae intercapitulares SYN: intercapitular veins, under vein.
- venae intercostales anteriores [TA] SYN: anterior intercostal veins, under vein.
- venae intercostales posteriores [TA] SYN: posterior intercostal veins, under vein.
- v. intercostalis suprema [TA] SYN: supreme intercostal vein.
- venae interlobares renis [TA] SYN: interlobar veins of kidney, under vein.
- venae interlobulares hepatis [TA] SYN: interlobular veins of liver, under vein.
- venae interlobulares renis [TA] SYN: interlobular veins of kidney, under vein.
- v. intermedia antebrachii SYN: median antebrachial vein.
- v. intermedia basilica [TA] SYN: intermediate basilic vein.
- v. intermedia cephalica [TA] SYN: intermediate cephalic vein.
- v. intervertebralis [TA] SYN: intervertebral vein.
- venae labyrinthi [TA] SYN: labyrinthine veins, under vein.
- v. lacrimalis [TA] SYN: lacrimal vein.
- v. lienalis SYN: splenic vein.
- v. lingualis SYN: lingual vein.
- v. lingularis SYN: lingular vein.
- venae lumbales [TA] SYN: lumbar veins, under vein.
- v. maxillaris, pl.venae maxillares [TA] SYN: maxillary vein.
- v. mediana antebrachii [TA] SYN: median antebrachial vein.
- v. mediana basilica SYN: intermediate basilic vein.
- v. mediana cephalica SYN: intermediate cephalic vein.
- venae mediastinales [TA] SYN: mediastinal veins, under vein.
- venae membri inferioris [TA] SYN: veins of lower limb, under vein.
- venae membri superioris [TA] SYN: veins of upper limb, under vein.
- venae meningeae [TA] SYN: meningeal veins, under vein.
- venae mesencephalicae SYN: mesencephalic veins, under vein.
- venae metacarpeae dorsales [TA] SYN: dorsal metacarpal veins, under vein.
- venae metacarpeae palmares [TA] SYN: palmar metacarpal veins, under vein.
- venae metatarseae dorsales [TA] SYN: dorsal metatarsal veins, under vein.
- venae metatarseae plantares [TA] SYN: plantar metatarsal veins, under vein.
- v. modioli communis [TA] SYN: common modiolar vein.
- venae musculophrenicae [TA] SYN: musculophrenic veins, under vein.
- v. nasofrontalis [TA] SYN: nasofrontal vein.
- v. obturatoria, pl.venae obturatoriae [TA] SYN: obturator veins, under vein.
- v. occipitalis [TA] SYN: occipital vein.
- v. ovarica dextra [TA] SYN: right ovarian vein.
- v. ovarica sinistra [TA] SYN: left ovarian vein.
- venae palpebrales [TA] SYN: palpebral veins, under vein.
- venae pancreaticae [TA] SYN: pancreatic veins, under vein.
- venae pancreaticoduodenales [TA] SYN: pancreaticoduodenal veins, under vein.
- venae paraumbilicales [TA] SYN: paraumbilical veins, under vein.
- venae parietales SYN: parietal veins, under vein.
- venae parotideae [TA] SYN: parotid veins, under vein.
- venae pectorales [TA] SYN: pectoral veins, under vein.
- venae pedunculares [TA] SYN: peduncular veins, under vein. See basal vein.
- venae perforantes [TA] SYN: perforating veins, under vein.
- venae pericardiacae [TA] SYN: pericardial veins, under vein.
- venae pericardiacophrenicae [TA] SYN: pericardiacophrenic veins, under vein.
- venae peroneae fibular veins, under vein.
- venae pharyngeae [TA] SYN: pharyngeal veins, under vein.
- venae pontis [TA] SYN: pontine veins, under vein.
- v. pontomesencephalica [TA] See anterior pontomesencephalic vein.
- v. poplitea [TA] SYN: popliteal vein.
- v. precentralis cerebelli [TA] SYN: precentral cerebellar vein.
- venae prefrontales [TA] SYN: prefrontal veins, under vein.
- v. prepylorica [TA] SYN: prepyloric vein.
- venae pulmonales [TA] SYN: pulmonary veins, under vein.
- venae radiales [TA] SYN: radial veins, under vein.
- venae renales SYN: renal veins, under vein.
- v. retromandibularis [TA] SYN: retromandibular vein.
- venae retroperitoneales SYN: retroperitoneal veins, under vein.
- v. revehens, pl.venae revehentes veins in the embryo, passing from the sinusoid vessels in the liver to the inferior v. cava, that develop into the hepatic veins.
- v. scalae tympani [TA] SYN: vein of scala tympani.
- v. scalae vestibuli [TA] SYN: vein of scala vestibuli.
- venae sclerales [TA] SYN: scleral veins, under vein.
- venae sigmoideae [TA] SYN: sigmoid veins, under vein.
- venae spinales [TA] SYN: spinal veins, under vein.
- v. spiralis modioli SYN: common modiolar vein.
- venae cavernosae of spleen small tributaries of the splenic vein in the pulp of the spleen. SYN: Billroth venae cavernosae.
- v. splenica [TA] SYN: splenic vein.
- venae stellatae SYN: venulae stellatae, under venula.
- v. sternocleidomastoidea [TA] SYN: sternocleidomastoid vein.
- venae striatae SYN: inferior thalamostriate veins, under vein.
- v. stylomastoidea [TA] SYN: stylomastoid vein.
- v. subclavia [TA] SYN: subclavian vein.
- venae subcutaneae abdominis SYN: subcutaneous veins of abdomen, under vein.
- v. sublingualis [TA] SYN: sublingual vein.
- v. submentalis [TA] SYN: submental vein.
- venae superficiales cerebri [TA] SYN: superficial cerebral veins, under vein.
- v. superficialis [TA] SYN: superficial vein.
- superior v. cava [TA] returns blood from the head and neck, upper limbs, and thorax to the posterosuperior aspect of the right atrium; formed in the superior mediastinum by union of the two brachiocephalic veins. SYN: v. cava superior [TA], precava.
- v. supraorbitalis [TA] SYN: supraorbital vein.
- v. suprarenalis dextra [TA] SYN: right suprarenal vein.
- v. suprarenalis sinistra [TA] SYN: left suprarenal vein.
- v. suprascapularis [TA] SYN: suprascapular vein.
- venae supratrochleares [TA] SYN: supratrochlear veins, under vein.
- venae temporales superficiales [TA] SYN: superficial temporal veins, under vein.
- v. terminalis superior thalamostriate vein.
- v. testicularis dextra [TA] SYN: right testicular vein.
- v. testicularis sinistra [TA] SYN: left testicular vein.
- venae thalamostriatae inferiores [TA] SYN: inferior thalamostriate veins, under vein.
- v. thoracoacromialis [TA] SYN: thoracoacromial vein.
- v. thoracoepigastrica [TA] SYN: thoracoepigastric vein.
- venae thymicae [TA] SYN: thymic veins, under vein.
- venae tracheales [TA] SYN: tracheal veins, under vein.
- venae transversae cervicis [TA] SYN: transverse cervical veins, under vein.
- venae transversae colli transverse cervical veins, under vein.
- v. transversa faciei [TA] SYN: transverse facial vein.
- v. transversa scapulae SYN: suprascapular vein.
- venae tympanicae [TA] SYN: tympanic veins, under vein.
- venae ulnares [TA] SYN: ulnar veins, under vein.
- v. umbilicalis [TA] SYN: left umbilical vein.
- v. uncalis [TA] a vein draining the uncus into the inferior cerebral vein of the same side. SYN: vein of uncus [TA].
- venae uterinae [TA] SYN: uterine veins, under vein.
- v. vertebralis [TA] SYN: vertebral vein.
- venae vesicales [TA] SYN: vesical veins, under vein.
- venae vestibulares (anterius et posterius) [TA] SYN: (anterior and posterior) vestibular veins, under vein.
- v. vitellina SYN: vitelline vein.
- venae vorticosae [TA] SYN: vorticose veins, under vein.
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n. (pl. venae)
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ve·na (veґnə) pl. veґnae [L.] [TA] vein.Descriptions of veins are given on TA terms, and include anglicized names of specific veins.
Medical dictionary. 2011.