veins

1. Blood vessels that return blood from the body tissues to the heart. (Compare arteries; see circulatory system.)

Example Sentences

This can be due to weakening valves in veins, something that can occur as people age.

From BBC

On social media she posts videos promoting her products and sometimes criticises "ill-informed people" for treating cancer with chemotherapy, or "pumping mustard gas into their veins" as she characterises it.

From BBC

The second, from the top of the key, came with a signature gesture — Plum pointing to her veins, signaling the ice running through them.

From Los Angeles Times

Rahim has the kind of prominent ribs and veins that were made for statuary.

From Los Angeles Times

A former employee at Rushden said that for several months last summer no butterfly kits were available to perform injections on children or people with fragile veins "so patients were being bruised with larger needles".

From BBC