vena

/ˈviː.nə/ (bre, ipa) · [vˈinə] /ˈviː.nə/ (ame, ipa) · [vˈinə] /ˈvē-nə How to pronounce vena (audio)/ (ame, mw)

vena — 名詞

  • venasingular
  • venasplural

1. Vena is the Latin term that appears in formal anatomical labels for the tubular

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釋義

靜脈；血管

拉丁文醫學用語，指運送血液回心臟的血管

Vena is the Latin term that appears in formal anatomical labels for the tubular structures which return blood toward the heart from the body's tissues and organs — for instance, the vena cava, the body's biggest vein.

例句

The surgeon carefully avoided cutting the vena cava during the heart operation.

外科醫生在進行心臟手術時，小心翼翼地避開腔靜脈。

compound term: vena cava — the largest vein

Dr. Okafor pointed to the vena basilaris on the brain scan and explained its function.

Okafor 醫師指著腦部掃描上的基底靜脈，解釋其功能。

anatomical compound: vena + Latin adjective

同義詞
  • vein

    the ordinary English word for the same blood vessel; use in non-medical contexts

反義詞
  • artery

    a blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart, in the opposite direction

文法句型

vena + Latin adjective (anatomical compound)

用法筆記

Frequently appears as part of compound anatomical terms following Latin grammar, where vena is paired with a feminine Latin adjective (e.g., vena cava, vena jugularis, vena pulmonaris). In everyday English, use 'vein' instead — vena is restricted to formal medical and academic writing.

常見錯誤

❌The nurse checked my vena before the injection.
✅The nurse checked my vein before the injection.
💡'vena' is a Latin term used only in medical names; in general English, say 'vein'.