B2nounhealth
US/veɪn/
UK/veɪn/
one of the tubes in your body that carry blood back to the heart
In context
The nurse found a vein in my arm and took some blood.
You can see the blue veins on the back of your hand.
In a similar vein, the second speaker talked about water pollution.
Words that go with vein
adjective + noun
- varicose veinsStanding all day at work can lead to varicose veins.
- jugular veinThe jugular vein carries blood from the head back to the heart.
- blue veinsHer skin was so pale that you could see the blue veins.
- swollen veinsSwollen veins in the legs are common during pregnancy.
- rich veinMiners discovered a rich vein of gold under the hill.
verb + noun
- find a veinIt took the nurse three tries to find a vein.