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Etymology edit

From Byzantine Greek or Koine Greek φλέβα (phléba), from Ancient Greek φλέψ (phléps).

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φλέβα (flévaf (plural φλέβες)

  1. (anatomy) vein
    Coordinate terms: αρτηρία (artiría), αγγείο (angeío)
  2. (geology) vein, seam

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