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Look up: vena

  1. vena
    Latin, meaning: vein / stream / vein of ore / streak
    Found on http://archives.nd.edu/vvv.htm

  2. Vena
    the most contracted sectional area of a stream,jet or nappe beyond the place of the orifice,or notch,through which it issues Category: The cosmos • a vessel conducting blood from the capillary bed to the heart Category: Medicine
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  3. Vena
    Ve"na noun ; plural Venæ . [ Latin See Vein .] A vein. Vena cava ; plural Venæ cavæ . [ Latin , literally, hollow vein.] (Anat.) Any one of the great systemic veins connected directly with the heart. -- Vena contracta . [ Latin , literally, contracted vein.] (Hydraulics) The contracted portion of a liquid jet a …
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/V/12

  4. vena
    <anatomy> Any one of the great systemic veins connected directly with the heart. Vena contracta. The portal vein of the liver. ... A vein. Vena cava. ... Origin: L, literally, contracted vein, hollow vein. ... (11 Mar 1998) ...
    Found on http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?v

  5. Vena
    In Hindu mythology, `Vena` was a great king. However, he decided to become a Jain and thus became evil and corrupt. The world became so gloomy and dark that the earth-goddess Bhumidevi decided that she would not provide crops to humans anymore. She took form as a cow and went into hiding. Meanwhile, a group of Rishis kill Vena out of anger. They then rub the thigh of his corpse, and take out all the evil from his body. Afterwards they rubbed Vena...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vena

  6. Vena
    In Hindu mythology, `Vena` was a great king. However, he decided to become a Jain and thus became evil and corrupt. The world became so gloomy and dark that the earth-goddess Bhumidevi decided that she would not provide crops to humans anymore. She took form as a cow and went into hiding. Meanwhile, a group of Rishis kill Vena out of anger. They then rub the thigh of his corpse, and take out all the evil from his body. Afterwards they rubbed Vena...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vena

  7. vena
    (ve´nә) pl. ve´nae Latin word meaning vein.
    Found on http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns

  8. Vena
    • (n.) A vein.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  9. vena
    Syn: vein [L.]
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5 December 2008

This day in history:
On 5th December 1872 a crewman on watch on board the British ship Dei Gratia sighted vessel that seemed to be in distress. Three seamen lowered the Dei Gratia's small boat and rowed across to the troubled craft to offer assistance. They hauled themselves over the ship's rails and dropped onto the deck; save for the sound of the wind in the sails and the eerie creaking of the ship's timbers, there was not a sound. The seamen searched the ship from stem to stern and found her to be in excellent condition, but there was not a soul on board. Her crew had disappeared. The name of the ship was Mary Celeste. read more

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