VENA CONTRACTA


Meaning of VENA CONTRACTA in English

-kən.ˈtraktə noun

( plural venae contrac·tae -kˌtē, -ˌtī)

Etymology: New Latin, contracted vein

: any of the contracted parts of minimum cross section of a jet of fluid discharging from an orifice ; especially : the one nearest the orifice

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