Vein
noun
A thin tube in your body that carries blood back to the heart.
He has a ruptured vein in his left arm.
Often appears as...
- varicose veins
- blood vein
noun
A quality or characteristic seen as part of a particular kind of person or thing.
He certainly has a humorous vein.
Often appears as...
- in a similar vein
- in the same vein
noun
A layer or strip of a substance within a material, different from the surrounding material in color, texture, or other quality.
The marble was shot through with red and gold veins.
Often appears as...
- marble vein
- gold vein
noun
A thin tube in your body that carries blood back to the heart.
He has a ruptured vein in his left arm.
Often appears as...
- varicose veins
- blood vein
noun
A quality or characteristic seen as part of a particular kind of person or thing.
He certainly has a humorous vein.
Often appears as...
- in a similar vein
- in the same vein
noun
A layer or strip of a substance within a material, different from the surrounding material in color, texture, or other quality.
The marble was shot through with red and gold veins.
Often appears as...
- marble vein
- gold vein
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Directional Flow
Veins carry blood towards the heart, unlike arteries which carry blood away.
During the surgery, the doctor monitored the blood flow in the veins.
Pro Tip 2/3Medical Procedures
Veins are often used for medical procedures like drawing blood or intravenous therapy.
The nurse found a vein in my arm for the IV drip.
Pro Tip 3/3Visibility
Some veins can be seen under the skin, especially on the hands and arms.
You can see the blue veins clearly on his pale wrists.
Pro Tip 1/3Directional Flow
Veins carry blood towards the heart, unlike arteries which carry blood away.
During the surgery, the doctor monitored the blood flow in the veins.
Pro Tip 2/3Medical Procedures
Veins are often used for medical procedures like drawing blood or intravenous therapy.
The nurse found a vein in my arm for the IV drip.
Pro Tip 3/3Visibility
Some veins can be seen under the skin, especially on the hands and arms.
You can see the blue veins clearly on his pale wrists.
Pro Tip 1/3Directional Flow
Veins carry blood towards the heart, unlike arteries which carry blood away.
During the surgery, the doctor monitored the blood flow in the veins.
Pro Tip 2/3Medical Procedures
Veins are often used for medical procedures like drawing blood or intravenous therapy.
The nurse found a vein in my arm for the IV drip.
Pro Tip 3/3Visibility
Some veins can be seen under the skin, especially on the hands and arms.
You can see the blue veins clearly on his pale wrists.
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The many meanings of...
the plans for the other statues had fallen through, and the city realized that lifting such a large sculpture to the roof would be more difficult than they had thought. Furthermore, the statue was so detailed and lifelike, down to the bulging veins in David's arm and the determination on his face,
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What does the liver do?...
the hepatic artery delivers blood from the heart, while the hepatic portal vein brings it from the intestine. This double delivery fills the liver with nutrients, that it then sorts, processes and stores with the help of thousands of tiny internal processing plants, known as lobules.
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Can You Survive...
was still wedged hard and I was starting to get tired such intense pressure on your legs can cause deep vein thrombosis I'm only submerged to my hips if you're unlucky enough to go down as far as your neck then there's a good chance that the pressure on your chest could prevent you
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The surprising effects...
an important area of research, because some of the most serious complications are related to the heart and blood pressure. The expanding uterus may press on veins— causing fluid buildup in the legs and feet. If it presses on a large vein called the inferior vena cava,
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Bed Bugs PIPE National...
to stay alive and breed and mother nature is on the side of the bed bug the bug administers an anesthetic so you don't wake up as well as an anticoagulant so your vital life essence will gush freely from your veins and
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How does chemotherapy...
into the veins of cancer patients. It took time and trial and error to find treatments that did more good than harm, but by the end of World War II, they discovered what became known as the first chemotherapy drugs.
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Caring for maternal...
through my veins I have never felt such relief such joy or such pride and amazement I've never felt so alive music that I carefully curated for this day for this moment is playing softly in the background
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Amy Purdy: Living beyond...
with pipes bolted together for the ankles and a yellow rubber foot with a raised rubber line from the toe to the ankle to look like a vein. I didn't know what to expect,
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Incredible Animal...
Water once more flows along the veins of the delta and life soon reappears.
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Hippo vs Lion Clan PIPE...
water once more flows along the veins of the delta and life soon reappears
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The many meanings of...
the plans for the other statues had fallen through, and the city realized that lifting such a large sculpture to the roof would be more difficult than they had thought. Furthermore, the statue was so detailed and lifelike, down to the bulging veins in David's arm and the determination on his face,
Video examples
What does the liver do?...
the hepatic artery delivers blood from the heart, while the hepatic portal vein brings it from the intestine. This double delivery fills the liver with nutrients, that it then sorts, processes and stores with the help of thousands of tiny internal processing plants, known as lobules.
Video examples
Can You Survive...
was still wedged hard and I was starting to get tired such intense pressure on your legs can cause deep vein thrombosis I'm only submerged to my hips if you're unlucky enough to go down as far as your neck then there's a good chance that the pressure on your chest could prevent you
Video examples
The surprising effects...
an important area of research, because some of the most serious complications are related to the heart and blood pressure. The expanding uterus may press on veins— causing fluid buildup in the legs and feet. If it presses on a large vein called the inferior vena cava,
Video examples
Bed Bugs PIPE National...
to stay alive and breed and mother nature is on the side of the bed bug the bug administers an anesthetic so you don't wake up as well as an anticoagulant so your vital life essence will gush freely from your veins and
Video examples
How does chemotherapy...
into the veins of cancer patients. It took time and trial and error to find treatments that did more good than harm, but by the end of World War II, they discovered what became known as the first chemotherapy drugs.
Video examples
Caring for maternal...
through my veins I have never felt such relief such joy or such pride and amazement I've never felt so alive music that I carefully curated for this day for this moment is playing softly in the background
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Amy Purdy: Living beyond...
with pipes bolted together for the ankles and a yellow rubber foot with a raised rubber line from the toe to the ankle to look like a vein. I didn't know what to expect,
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Incredible Animal...
Water once more flows along the veins of the delta and life soon reappears.
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Hippo vs Lion Clan PIPE...
water once more flows along the veins of the delta and life soon reappears
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Quote examples
Carrie Fisher
American Actress
It can't hurt to go to the people you love, whose blood type courses through your veins and whose DNA, from a certain angle, contains many of the same markings as yours. You don't have to take their advice, but let them share their version of solutions to life's difficulties. Good or bad - it could be interesting.
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Marsha Blackburn
American Politician
I've always said that I didn't want to be given a job because I was a female, I wanted it because I was the most well-qualified person for the job. And making certain that companies are going to move forward in that vein, that is what women want.
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Richard Madden
Scottish Actor
Doing jobs that are completely different to the last thing I did pushes me as an actor to change as much as I can. It would be easy for me to stay in a similar vein of characters or jobs, but I'm drawn to challenging myself.
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Eva Green
French Actress
For me, acting is like a therapy. I can express myself fully when I am acting and have blood in my veins. Even when I'm not working, I'm always living in my own world, imagining characters.
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Stuart Appleby
Australian Athlete
I certainly don't think adrenalin coursing through your veins, is going to help with the fine motor skills of golf.
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Leonardo DiCaprio
American Actor
I am not of the vein of actors - and I will not pretend to be one - that takes my character home with me. I don't.
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Richard Marx
American Musician
But once you have some success in one style, the business wants to lock you in that vein forever.
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Carolyn Aronson
My passion and fire run deep through my veins, my blood, there's no doubt about that.
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G-Eazy
American Musician
I'll be a Bay kid for the rest of my life. That's in my veins; that's in my bones.
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James Holzhauer
American Celebrity
It definitely helps that I can bet big with ice water in my veins.
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Carrie Fisher
American Actress
It can't hurt to go to the people you love, whose blood type courses through your veins and whose DNA, from a certain angle, contains many of the same markings as yours. You don't have to take their advice, but let them share their version of solutions to life's difficulties. Good or bad - it could be interesting.
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Marsha Blackburn
American Politician
I've always said that I didn't want to be given a job because I was a female, I wanted it because I was the most well-qualified person for the job. And making certain that companies are going to move forward in that vein, that is what women want.
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Richard Madden
Scottish Actor
Doing jobs that are completely different to the last thing I did pushes me as an actor to change as much as I can. It would be easy for me to stay in a similar vein of characters or jobs, but I'm drawn to challenging myself.
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Eva Green
French Actress
For me, acting is like a therapy. I can express myself fully when I am acting and have blood in my veins. Even when I'm not working, I'm always living in my own world, imagining characters.
Quote examples
Stuart Appleby
Australian Athlete
I certainly don't think adrenalin coursing through your veins, is going to help with the fine motor skills of golf.
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Leonardo DiCaprio
American Actor
I am not of the vein of actors - and I will not pretend to be one - that takes my character home with me. I don't.
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Richard Marx
American Musician
But once you have some success in one style, the business wants to lock you in that vein forever.
Quote examples
Carolyn Aronson
My passion and fire run deep through my veins, my blood, there's no doubt about that.
Quote examples
G-Eazy
American Musician
I'll be a Bay kid for the rest of my life. That's in my veins; that's in my bones.
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James Holzhauer
American Celebrity
It definitely helps that I can bet big with ice water in my veins.
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