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vein

IPA(Pronunciation)

/veɪn/

Noun

in-plural figuratively

Japanese Meaning

静脈：毛細血管から心臓に血液を戻す血管 / エビの内臓（複数形で用いられる）

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The nurse cleaned the patient's arm and carefully inserted the needle into a vein to draw blood.

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看護師は患者の腕を消毒し、血液検査のために静脈に注意深く針を刺した。

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Sense（1）

(anatomy) A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart.

An vncouth paine torments my grieued ſoule,

And death arreſts the organe of my voyce.

Who entring at the breach thy ſword hath made,

Sackes euery vaine and artier of my heart, […]

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Sense（2）

(in the plural) The entrails of a shrimp.

Sense（3）

(botany) In leaves, a thickened portion of the leaf containing the vascular bundle.

Sense（4）

(zoology) The nervure of an insect’s wing.

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Sense（6）

(geology) A sheetlike body of crystallized minerals within a rock.

Sense（7）

(figuratively) A topic of discussion; a train of association, thoughts, emotions, etc.

in the same vein

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Sense（8）

(figuratively) A style, tendency, or quality.

The play is in a satirical vein.

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Sense（9）

A fissure, cleft, or cavity, as in the earth or other substance.

down to the veins of earth

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veins

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