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the author goes on in that sarcastic vein for pages
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Recent Examples of veins
The main issue being some of my veins had collapsed where the wires were meant to go… But the hospital surgeons, doctors and nurses at the NHS have been incredible.
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Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
Venous Insufficiency Under normal circumstances, veins in your legs push blood back to your heart.
—Amy Brownstein, Ms, Rdn, Verywell Health, 19 Dec. 2024
This prevents the legs from sending blood to the heart, causing blood to remain in the veins.
—Amy Brownstein, Ms, Rdn, Verywell Health, 19 Dec. 2024
As the name suggests, CVR specializes in vein restoration, a very specialized procedure aimed at improving the health and function of veins.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 18 Dec. 2024
From there, make a fresh cut on the trunk to open its veins (the veins can cover over with sap and then won’t take in water, which leads to a faster end).
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2024
That involves meticulously separating the kidneys, removing fat and locating the necessary veins and arteries.
—Rob Stein, NPR, 17 Dec. 2024
Attorneys on behalf of Clarence Dixon, who was executed in May 2022, said his IV insertion process took 40 minutes, having to switch veins during the process.
—Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 6 Dec. 2024
But tenacity runs in your veins.
—Reuven Perlman, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2024
Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
Venous Insufficiency Under normal circumstances, veins in your legs push blood back to your heart.
—Amy Brownstein, Ms, Rdn, Verywell Health, 19 Dec. 2024
This prevents the legs from sending blood to the heart, causing blood to remain in the veins.
—Amy Brownstein, Ms, Rdn, Verywell Health, 19 Dec. 2024
As the name suggests, CVR specializes in vein restoration, a very specialized procedure aimed at improving the health and function of veins.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 18 Dec. 2024
From there, make a fresh cut on the trunk to open its veins (the veins can cover over with sap and then won’t take in water, which leads to a faster end).
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2024
That involves meticulously separating the kidneys, removing fat and locating the necessary veins and arteries.
—Rob Stein, NPR, 17 Dec. 2024
Attorneys on behalf of Clarence Dixon, who was executed in May 2022, said his IV insertion process took 40 minutes, having to switch veins during the process.
—Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 6 Dec. 2024
But tenacity runs in your veins.
—Reuven Perlman, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Veins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/veins. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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