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"all veins except the pulmonary vein carry unaerated blood"nouna blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
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nounone of the horny ribs that stiffen and support the wing of an insect
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nounany of the vascular bundles or ribs that form the branching framework of conducting and supporting tissues in a leaf or other plant organ
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nouna layer of ore between layers of rock
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"he continued in this vein for several minutes"nouna distinctive style or mannertype of:
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verbmake a veinlike patterntype of:
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- jugular veins in the neck that return blood from the head
- vena clitoridis veins that serve the clitoris
- vena colica vein serving the large intestine
- dorsal scapular vein vein that is a tributary of the subclavian vein or external jugular vein and accompanies the descending scapular artery
- vena bulbi penis vein of the head of the penis; tributary of the internal pudendal vein that drains the perineum
- epigastric vein veins serving the anterior walls of the abdomen
- venae cerebrum inferior veins that drain the undersurface of the cerebral hemispheres and empty into the cavernous and transverse sinuses
- tympanic vein veins from the tympanic cavity that empty into the retromandibular vein
- vena pectoralis veins that drain the pectoral muscles and empty into the subclavian vein
- genicular vein veins that drain blood from structures around the knee; empty into the popliteal vein