1. a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart; - Example: "all veins except the pulmonary vein carry unaerated blood" [syn: vein, vena, venous blood vessel]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
venous blood vessel
n 1: a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries
toward the heart; "all veins except the pulmonary vein
carry unaerated blood" [syn: vein, vena, venous blood
vessel]