vein
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
all veins except the pulmonary vein carry unaerated blood
Types & categories
- blood vessel hypernym
- accessory cephalic vein hyponym
- accessory hemiazygos vein hyponym
- accessory vertebral vein hyponym
- accompanying vein hyponym
- anastomotic vein hyponym
- angular vein hyponym
- anterior vertebral vein hyponym
- appendicular vein hyponym
- arcuate vein of the kidney hyponym
- auricular vein hyponym
- axillary vein hyponym
- azygos vein hyponym
- basal vein hyponym
- basilic vein hyponym
- basivertebral vein hyponym
- brachial vein hyponym
- brachiocephalic vein hyponym
- bronchial vein hyponym
- cardinal vein hyponym
- central veins of liver hyponym
- central vein of retina hyponym
- central vein of suprarenal gland hyponym
- cephalic vein hyponym
- cerebellar vein hyponym
- cerebral vein hyponym
- cervical vein hyponym
- choroid vein hyponym
- ciliary veins hyponym
- circumflex vein hyponym
- clitoral vein hyponym
- colic vein hyponym
- common facial vein hyponym
- conjunctival veins hyponym
- costoaxillary vein hyponym
- cutaneous vein hyponym
- cystic vein hyponym
- digital vein hyponym
- diploic vein hyponym
- dorsal scapular vein hyponym
- emissary vein hyponym
- epigastric vein hyponym
- esophageal veins hyponym
- ethmoidal vein hyponym
- external nasal vein hyponym
- facial vein hyponym
- femoral vein hyponym
- gastric vein hyponym
- gastroomental vein hyponym
- genicular vein hyponym
- gluteal vein hyponym
- hemizygos vein hyponym
- hemorrhoidal vein hyponym
- hepatic vein hyponym
- ileocolic vein hyponym
- iliac vein hyponym
- iliolumbar vein hyponym
- intercapitular vein hyponym
- intercostal vein hyponym
- intervertebral vein hyponym
- jugular hyponym
- labial vein hyponym
- labial vein hyponym
- labyrinthine vein hyponym
- lacrimal vein hyponym
- laryngeal vein hyponym
- lingual vein hyponym
- lumbar vein hyponym
- maxillary vein hyponym
- meningeal veins hyponym
- mesenteric vein hyponym
- metacarpal vein hyponym
- metatarsal vein hyponym
- musculophrenic vein hyponym
- nasofrontal vein hyponym
- oblique vein of the left atrium hyponym
- obturator vein hyponym
- occipital vein hyponym
- ophthalmic vein hyponym
- ovarian vein hyponym
- palatine vein hyponym
- pancreatic vein hyponym
- paraumbilical vein hyponym
- parotid vein hyponym
- pectoral vein hyponym
- perforating vein hyponym
- pericardial vein hyponym
- peroneal vein hyponym
- pharyngeal vein hyponym
- phrenic vein hyponym
- popliteal vein hyponym
- portal vein hyponym
- posterior vein of the left ventricle hyponym
- prepyloric vein hyponym
- pudendal vein hyponym
- pulmonary vein hyponym
- radial vein hyponym
- renal vein hyponym
- sacral vein hyponym
- saphenous vein hyponym
- scleral veins hyponym
- scrotal vein hyponym
- sigmoid vein hyponym
- spinal vein hyponym
- splenic vein hyponym
- sternocleidomastoid vein hyponym
- stylomastoid vein hyponym
- subclavian vein hyponym
- sublingual vein hyponym
- supraorbital vein hyponym
- supratrochlear vein hyponym
- temporal vein hyponym
- testicular vein hyponym
- thalamostriate vein hyponym
- thoracoepigastric vein hyponym
- thoracic vein hyponym
- thyroid vein hyponym
- tibial vein hyponym
- tracheal vein hyponym
- tympanic vein hyponym
- ulnar vein hyponym
- umbilical vein hyponym
- uterine vein hyponym
- varicose vein hyponym
- vena bulbi penis hyponym
- vena canaliculi cochleae hyponym
- vein of penis hyponym
- vena bulbi vestibuli hyponym
- vena cava hyponym
- venae palpebrales hyponym
- venae interlobulares hepatis hyponym
- venae renis hyponym
- vertebral vein hyponym
- vesical vein hyponym
- vestibular vein hyponym
- vortex vein hyponym
- venule hyponym
Parts & wholes
- circulatory system part holonym
Related & opposite
- venous derivation
Sense 2 verb
make a veinlike pattern
Types & categories
- stain hypernym
Sense 3 noun
a distinctive style or manner
he continued in this vein for several minutes
Types & categories
- expressive style hypernym
Sense 4 noun
any of the vascular bundles or ribs that form the branching framework of conducting and supporting tissues in a leaf or other plant organ
Types & categories
- vascular bundle hypernym
- midrib hyponym
Related & opposite
- veinal derivation
Sense 5 noun
a layer of ore between layers of rock
Types & categories
- geological formation hypernym
- bonanza hyponym
Sense 6 noun
one of the horny ribs that stiffen and support the wing of an insect
Types & categories
- rib hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | venous |
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | circulatory system |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | blood vessel |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | accessory cephalic vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | accessory hemiazygos vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | accessory vertebral vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | accompanying vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | anastomotic vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | angular vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | anterior vertebral vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | appendicular vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | arcuate vein of the kidney |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | auricular vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | axillary vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | azygos vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | basal vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | basilic vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | basivertebral vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | brachial vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | brachiocephalic vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bronchial vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cardinal vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | central veins of liver |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | central vein of retina |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | central vein of suprarenal gland |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cephalic vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cerebellar vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cerebral vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cervical vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | choroid vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | ciliary veins |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | circumflex vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | clitoral vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | colic vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | common facial vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | conjunctival veins |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | costoaxillary vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cutaneous vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cystic vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | digital vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | diploic vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | dorsal scapular vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | emissary vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | epigastric vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | esophageal veins |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | ethmoidal vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | external nasal vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | facial vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | femoral vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | gastric vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | gastroomental vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | genicular vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | gluteal vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | hemizygos vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | hemorrhoidal vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | hepatic vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | ileocolic vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | iliac vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | iliolumbar vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | intercapitular vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | intercostal vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | intervertebral vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | jugular |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | labial vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | labial vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | labyrinthine vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | lacrimal vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | laryngeal vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | lingual vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | lumbar vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | maxillary vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | meningeal veins |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | mesenteric vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | metacarpal vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | metatarsal vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | musculophrenic vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | nasofrontal vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | oblique vein of the left atrium |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | obturator vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | occipital vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | ophthalmic vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | ovarian vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | palatine vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | pancreatic vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | paraumbilical vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | parotid vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | pectoral vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | perforating vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | pericardial vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | peroneal vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | pharyngeal vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | phrenic vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | popliteal vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | portal vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | posterior vein of the left ventricle |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | prepyloric vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | pudendal vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | pulmonary vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | radial vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | renal vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sacral vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | saphenous vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | scleral veins |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | scrotal vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sigmoid vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | spinal vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | splenic vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sternocleidomastoid vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | stylomastoid vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | subclavian vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sublingual vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | supraorbital vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | supratrochlear vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | temporal vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | testicular vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | thalamostriate vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | thoracoepigastric vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | thoracic vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | thyroid vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | tibial vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | tracheal vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | tympanic vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | ulnar vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | umbilical vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | uterine vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | varicose vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | vena bulbi penis |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | vena canaliculi cochleae |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | vein of penis |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | vena bulbi vestibuli |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | vena cava |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | venae palpebrales |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | venae interlobulares hepatis |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | venae renis |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | vertebral vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | vesical vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | vestibular vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | vortex vein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | venule |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | stain |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | expressive style |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | veinal |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | vascular bundle |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | midrib |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | geological formation |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | bonanza |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | rib |