Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "vein" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

artery

Derived Terms

Giacomini vein Sylvian vein Thebesian vein anal vein antenodal vein axillary vein azygos vein azygous vein ball vein basilic vein blue vein blue-veined cheese brachiocephalic vein cardinal vein collateral vein common iliac vein deep vein thrombosis deep-vein thrombosis drain the main vein emissary vein femoral vein fissure vein gate vein great cardiac vein great cerebral vein great saphenous vein greater saphenous vein hepatic portal vein hepatic vein in a similar vein in the same vein in the vein of infraorbital vein innominate vein internal jugular vein jugular vein lesser saphenous vein maxillary vein pancreatic vein portal vein pulmonary vein radial vein renal vein saddle vein saphenous vein satellite vein small saphenous vein spider vein splenic vein subclavian vein superior mesenteric vein tail vein testicular vein varicose vein vein quartz vein valve veined veinless veinlet veinlike veinstone veiny waxen vein

Etymologically Related To

edder

Context

anatomy botany zoology

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

blood vessel expressive style fibrovascular bundle formation geological formation rib stain style vascular bundle vascular strand

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

nervure

Type Of (IsA)

anatomical structure blood vessel blood vessel carries oxygenated blood to heart directed route expressive style geological formation rib vascular bundle vein or artery

Manner Of

stain

Part Of

circulatory system

Related Terms

artery blood vessel capillary circulatory system phlebitis vena cava venation venous

Related Terms

artery artery partner blood blood conduit blood flow blood flows blood pipes blood thing blood vessel bloody bloody road blue blue blood blue veined cheese capillary carries carries blood cheese circulatory system conduit deep vein thrombosis entrails flow flows heart in same vein insect marble mark nervure partner pattern phlebitis pipes pulmonary vein quality road rock shrimp style tendency varicose vein vascular bundle veined veinless veinlet veinlike veinstone veiny vena cava venation venous vessel wood

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.