The body

Synonyms for vein

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 4, High Camp · 1 sense · noun · Reason line included

The sensenounTier 4, High CampThe body

a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart

All veins except the pulmonary vein carry unaerated blood.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

vena

Same sentence, swapped: All veins except the pulmonary vena carry unaerated blood.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for vein as it is used in the sentence above.

artery
capillary
tattoo

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