φλέβα

Greek

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfle.va/

Noun

φλέβα • (fléva) f (plural φλέβες)

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

Declension

declension of φλέβα

case \ number	singular	plural
nominative	φλέβα •	φλέβες •
genitive	φλέβας •	φλεβών •
accusative	φλέβα •	φλέβες •
vocative	φλέβα •	φλέβες •

Derived terms

φλεβικός (flevikós, “venous”)
φλεβίτης m (flevítis, “phlebitis”)
φλεβίτιδα f (flevítida, “phlebitis”)
φλεβοτομία f (flevotomía, “phlebotomy”)
φλεβοτόμος m (flevotómos, “phlebotomist”)

Further reading

φλέβα - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.

Further reading

φλέβα on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el

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