Word Finder - vein

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A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart.

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(in plural) The entrails of a shrimp.

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In leaves, a thickened portion of the leaf containing the vascular bundle.

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The nervure of an insect’s wing.

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A stripe or streak of a different colour or composition in materials such as wood, cheese, marble or other rocks.

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A topic of discussion; a train of association, thoughts, emotions, etc.

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in the same vein

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A style, tendency, or quality.

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The play is in a satirical vein.

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A fissure, cleft or cavity, as in the earth or other substance.

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To mark with veins or a vein-like pattern.

A genuine vein of philanthropy has always existed in the Quaker body.

He had discovered a contraction in the vein of fluid (vena contracta) which issued from the orifice, and found that, at the distance of about a diameter of the aperture, the section of the vein was contracted in the subduplicate ratio of two to one.

She ran her fingers up his arm, tracing the large vein – feeling the fine dark hair.

When introduced directly into a vein, the effects are instantaneous.

The little vein to the left marked bb, about 31 ft.

His object was to measure the contracted part of a fluid vein, to examine the phenomena attendant on additional tubes, and to investigate the form of the fluid vein and the results obtained when different forms of orifices are employed.

A typical site is in a varicose vein in a leg.

Yet through all that he wrote there runs a vein of originality.

Using a vein in your arm, you will receive an injection of the radioactive tracer.

We cover a wide range of musical styles, from Gregorian chant and renaissance polyphony to contemporary music in more popular vein.

A very small amount of a mildly radioactive substance is injected into a vein, usually in the arm.

The hepatic vein then circulates back toward the heart.

This is more common with redo varicose vein operations in the groin.

This is fortunate, as the result of injecting a solution of a magnesium salt into a vein is rapid poisoning.

In truth, there is as strong a vein of conservative feeling in the pamphlet of 1770 as in the more.

Physiological maneuvers result in an even greater augmentation in vein size, however these are difficult to sustain during venous puncture.

He taps the same vein of highly informed, snappy, connective journalism, and it's great to read.

All this was quite in the vein of later Judaism, and so at length the unfulfilled predictions of the prophets served as the raw material for the elaborate eschatology of the apocalypses (see Apocalyptic Literature).

He Occasionally Nods; Is Rather Strident In The Patriotic Vein; And Too Often Answers The Untoward Call Of Rhetoric When His Subject Is About To Soar Into The Heights Of Poetry.

This includes levels 31 and 32, secret levels in the vein of Wolfenstein.

The pulmonary vein carries the blood from the right ventricle of the heart into the lungs.

Renal vein thrombosis cannot be prevented.

White vein may also be induced by other causes besides the attacks of thrips.

Transfusion of blood directly from the vein of a healthy person to the blood-vessels of the patient, and infusion of saline solution into a vein, may be practised (see Shock).

The vein mining of gold does not greatly differ from that of similar deposits of metals (see Mineral Deposits).

The dressing or mechanical preparation of vein stuff containing gold is generally similar to that of other ores (see ORE-Dressing), except that the precious metal should be removed from the waste substances as quickly as possible, even although other minerals of value that are subsequently recovered may be present.

Passing from this particular vein of sceptical or semi-sceptical thought, we find, as we should expect, that the downfall of Scholasticism, and the conflict of philosophical theories and religious confessions which ensued, gave a decided impetus in 16th to sceptical reflection.

Administration should always be followed by a normal saline infusion to flush the vein.

Subdural haematomas can develop suddenly from a head injury that causes a large amount of blood to escape rapidly from a torn vein.

Umbilical venous catheter A tube used to give access, through the vein, in the umbilicus.

Deciding on varicose vein surgery Removing varicose veins is generally a safe surgical procedure.

She had severed a principal vein in her neck with her husband 's razor, which was lying by her side.

Retinal vein occlusion The retinal veins drain away the used blood from the retinal cells.

Some smaller anomalies are probably derived from weak base metal vein mineralization.

Although hepatic vein resection was performed in 15 patients, only two underwent major hepatectomy and none had vascular reconstruction.

The water-worn dog-tooth calcite (about 6 long) at one end presumably indicates development along a calcite vein.

Most often, the blood sample is collected by venipuncture (using a needle to collect blood from a vein in the arm).

Along the same vein, people might play just for the spirit of competition.

There are many other books in this vein that you will find online or at your local bookstore.

In the same I-need-more-money-to-pay-my-exorbitant-bills vein, a judge awarded Linda Hogan over $400,000 to pay for her bills, which were mostly legal fees.

Here's our routine.After a brief physical exam, Senny is placed on his side with his front paw out so the vet can find the best vein.

If they are white or a light color, you will be able to see the vein (which is red or pink in color).

Just make sure you have good lighting, and you should still be able to see a hint of that vein otherwise known as the "quick".

After a week the vein will begin to recede, and you can take off the tip again.

The vein will keep receding, and you can keep clipping off just the tip once a week until the nail is short enough to suit you.

Make sure you have some kind of styptic powder or pencil around in case you cut too deeply and cause the vein to bleed.

The vein running through each genre is Dylan's ability to write from his heart, and that is probably the greatest reason why so many people identify with his songs, generation after generation.

For example, use Bardiligo with Bianco Carrara to Crema Luna with Calacatta, to pull the vein from the lighter marble and highlight the design.

In a more conservative vein, polo shirts became more popular, but even the business suits became more open to patterns and complementary, colored shirts and ties.

By applying graduated pressure on specific areas of the leg and foot, compression socks help alleviate pain and prevent vein diseases.