VEN 



v. hemiazygos, 



(Gr. hemi, half; azugos, unyoked), 

 the left or small azygos, a left 

 intercostal vein, which crosses 

 to join the main azygos near the 

 seventh dorsal vertebra : v. portae, 

 ptirt'-e (L. porta, a gate, portce, 

 of a gate), the large vein which 

 conveys the blood from the intes- 

 tines into the liver, so named 

 because it enters the porta or 

 gate of the liver. 



vense basis vertebrarum, ven'e 

 bas'-is vert'8b-rdr'>%m (L. vena, a 

 vein, vence, veins ; basis, a base, 

 or of a base ; vertebra, a joint, 

 vertebrarum, of joints), the veins 

 belonging to the bodies of the 

 vertebrae ; comparatively large 

 vessels or veins contained in the 

 canals within the bodies of the 

 vertebrae : venae comites, kom' 

 zt-ez (L. c8m$s, a companion, c6m- 

 ites, companions), two or more 

 deep veins accompanying an 

 artery and its branches, following 

 the distribution of such arteries : 

 v. cordis minimse, ktird'is miri- 

 m-e (L. cor, the heart, cordis, of 

 the heart ; minimus, least), the 

 very small veins of the heart ; very 

 small veins which open directly 

 into the right auricle, and return 

 the blood from the substance of 

 the heart : v. Galeni, gdl-en^l (L. 

 Gdlenus, a celebrated anc. physi- 

 cian), two veins formed by the 

 union of the minute veins of the 

 choroid plexus of the brain : v. 

 parvae, pdri/-e (L. parvus, little, 

 small), the small or anterior 

 cardiac veins ; several small 

 branches of veins which com- 

 mence upon the anterior surface 

 of the right ventricle, and open 

 separately into the right auricle 

 of the heart. 



venation, n., vVn-d'-shun (L. vena, 

 a vein), in bot. , the arrangement 

 of the veins or framework in 



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venery, n., &*<** (L. Venus, 

 the goddess of love, vcnerls, of 



Venus), sexual intercourse : ven- 



' ereal, a., ven-er^-al, pert, to or 

 connected with sexual intercourse. 



venesection, n., ven'-Z-sek'-shtin (L. 

 vena, a vein ; s'eco, I cut), the 

 operation of bleeding from a vein, 

 generally one at the head of the 

 elbow. 



venous, a., ven'us (L. venosus, full 

 of veins from vena, a vein), 

 pert, to or contained in a vein. 



venter, n., v'enf-er (L. venter, the 

 belly), applied to the part of the 

 internal surface of the ilium, which 

 presents anteriorly a large smooth 

 concave surface, lodging the 

 iliacus muscle : venter of the 

 scapula, skap'-ul'Oi (L. scaptila, 

 the shoulder-blade), the anterior 

 surface of the scapula, presenting 

 a broad concavity, called the 

 sub-scapular fossa : ventral, a., 

 v$ntf-ral, abdominal ; relating to 

 the inferior surface of the body ; 

 the opposite of dorsal ; in bot., 

 applied to the part of the carpel 

 nearest the axis, or in front. 



ventricle, n., vZnt'-rik-l (L. dim. 

 ventriculus, the belly or stomach 

 from venter, the belly), a small 

 cavity in an animal body, as in 

 the brain or heart ; applied to 

 the cavities of the heart, which 

 receive blood from the auricles : 

 ventricose, a., v$nt'-rik>6z, dis- 

 tended ; swelling out in the 

 middle, or unequally on one 

 side: ventricular, a., vVnt-rik'-ul- 

 ar, pert, to a ventricle or small 

 cavity ; bellied. 



Veratreaj, n. plu., ttfHH*r$ 

 (L. verdtrum, hellebore : ver%, 

 truly ; dter, black), a Sub- 

 order of the Ord. Melanthacese : 

 Veratrum, n., ver-dl'rum, a 

 genus of elegant plants when in 

 flower, so named from the black 

 colour of the root : Veratrum 

 album, alb'-um (L. albus, white), 

 a species whose rhizome or 

 roots, the white hellebore of the 

 Greeks, is an irritant, narcotic 

 poison : V. viride, vir r -1d-e (L. 



