Phrase Hound found 45 phrases and 9 compound words that contain veins. The most common are listed below. Open veins in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 45
- varicose veinsplural of varicose vein: An abnormally swollen or dilated vein.
- cardinal veinsplural of cardinal vein: Either of the veins of the vena cava
- deep veinsplural of deep vein: A vein that is far from the surface of the skin.
- pulmonary veinsplural of pulmonary vein: In tetrapods, a vein that returns blood to the heart after it has circulated through the lungs.
- radial veinsplural of radial vein: Any of a group of veins on the radial side of the forearm
- renal veinsplural of renal vein: Either of the two large veins of which each drains blood from one of the kidneys and empties into the inferior vena cava.
- spider veinsplural of spider vein: A blood vessel affected by telangiectasia.
- pancreatic veinsplural of pancreatic vein: Any of a group of small vessels that drain from the pancreas to the splenic vein.
- superficial veinsplural of superficial vein: A vein that is close to the surface of the skin.
- testicular veinsplural of testicular vein: a vein that carries deoxygenated blood from its corresponding testis to the inferior vena cava or one of its tributaries.
- umbilical veinsplural of umbilical vein: A fetal blood vessel that carries oxygenated, nutrient-rich blood from the placenta to the developing fetus.
- femoral veinsplural of femoral vein: The vein that accompanies the femoral artery in the femoral sheath.
- great cardiac veinsplural of great cardiac vein: A large vein running from the apex of the heart to the base of the ventricles.
- hepatic portal veinsplural of hepatic portal vein: The portal vein.
- axillary veinsplural of axillary vein: A large blood vessel that conveys blood from the lateral aspect of the thorax, axilla (armpit) and upper limb toward the heart.
- maxillary veinsplural of maxillary vein: A short venous trunk of the face that is formed by the union of veins from the pterygoid plexus and that joins with the superficial temporal vein to form a vein which contributes to the formation of the external …
- splenic veinsplural of splenic vein: A vein that drains blood from the spleen and empties into the hepatic portal vein.
- jugular veinsplural of jugular vein: Any of several veins on each side of the neck, which drain the brain, face and neck of deoxygenated blood.
- emissary veinsplural of emissary vein: A vein that connects the extracranial venous system with the intracranial venous sinuses.
- Sylvian veinsplural of Sylvian vein: The deep middle cerebral vein.
- saphenous veinsplural of saphenous vein: The great saphenous vein, or (less commonly) the small saphenous vein.
- subclavian veinsplural of subclavian vein: The main vein conveying blood from the arm or forelimb, which is a continuation of the axillary vein and joins with the internal jugular vein to form the brachiocephalic vein.
- internal jugular veinsplural of internal jugular vein: A vein that collects the blood from the interior of the cranium, the superficial part of the face, and the neck, runs down the neck on the outside of the internal and common carotid arteries, and unites …
- common iliac veinsplural of common iliac vein: Either of two veins, of which one is formed on each side of the body by the union of the external and internal iliac veins, and which unite to form the inferior vena cava at the level of the fifth lumbar …
- Giacomini veinsplural of Giacomini vein: A communicant vein between the great saphenous vein and the small saphenous vein.
Compound words 9
- alloveinsplural of allovein: A vein from a donor
- crossveinsplural of crossvein: A vein of ore that intersects another.
- hemiveinsplural of hemivein: Either of a pair of veins, typically in the retina
- interveinsthird-person singular simple present indicative of intervein: Between veins.
- microveinsplural of microvein: A very narrow vein
- midveinsplural of midvein: The main vein of a simple leaf or leaflet, running from the petiole to its apex, and from which the other veins usually spread.
- pseudoveinsplural of pseudovein: An apparent vein seen on an X-ray image due to hemorrhage
- tailveinsplural of tailvein: The caudal vein, typically of a rodent
- veinstonesplural of veinstone: The earthy waste substances occurring in metallic ore.