Vena
4 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
A vein or anatomical blood vessel, used especially in Latin-derived medical and anatomical terminology.
“The surgeon clamped the vena cava before proceeding with the cardiac repair.”
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ve·na
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Ends in A and contains two vowels E and A, a short word that tests four distinct letters.
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Worth 7 points, accepted in most dictionaries as the anatomical plural form is venae.
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