leaf-nosed snake | any of various pale blotched snakes with a blunt snout of southwestern North America |
leafnose bat leaf-nosed bat | bat having a leaflike flap at the end of the nose, especially of the families Phyllostomatidae and Rhinolophidae and Hipposideridae |
leaf beetle chrysomelid | brightly colored beetle that feeds on plant leaves, larvae infest roots and stems |
leaf miner leaf-miner | any of various small moths or dipterous flies whose larvae burrow into and feed on leaf tissue especially of the family Gracilariidae |
birch leaf miner Fenusa pusilla | small black sawfly native to Europe but established in eastern United States, larvae mine the leaves of birches causing serious defoliation |
walking leaf leaf insect | tropical insect having a flattened leaflike body, common in southern Asia and the East Indies |
leaf bug plant bug | small brightolored insect that feeds on plant juices |
four-lined plant bug four-lined leaf bug Poecilocapsus lineatus | yellow or orange leaf bug with four black stripes down the back, widespread in central and eastern North America |
leaf-footed bug leaf-foot bug | large sap-sucking bug with leaflike expansions on the legs |
pine leaf aphid Pineus pinifoliae | a variety of adelgid |
leaf roller leafoller | moth whose larvae form nests by rolling and tying leaves with spun silk |
vein nervure | one of the horny ribs that stiffen and support the wing of an insect |
drop-leaf | a hinged leaf on a table that can be raised and supported by a bracket |
drop-leaf table | a table that has a drop-leaf to enlarge its surface |
fig leaf | a covering consisting of anything intended to conceal something regarded as shameful |
gold leaf | a very thin form of gold foil |
leaf | hinged or detachable flat section (as of a table or door) |
leaf spring | long narrow spring consisting of several layers of metal springs bracketed together |
accessory cephalic vein vena cephalica accessoria | a vein that passes along the radial edge of the forearm and joins the cephalic vein near the elbow |
accessory hemiazygos vein accessory hemiazygous vein vena hemiazygos accessoria | a vein formed by the union of the th to th posterior intercostal veins, empties into the azygos vein |
accessory vertebral vein vena vertebralis accessoria | a vein that accompanies the vertebral vein but passes through the foramen of the transverse process of the th cervical vertebra and empties into the brachiocephalic vein |
accompanying vein vena comitans | a vein accompanying another structure, a vein may accompany an artery in such a way that the arterial pulses aid venous return |
anastomotic vein vena anastomotica | either of two communicating veins serving the brain |
angular vein vena angularis | a short vein formed by the supraorbital vein and the supratrochlear vein and continuing as the facial vein |
anterior vertebral vein vena vertebralis anterior | a vein that accompanies the ascending cervical artery and opens into the vertebral vein |
appendicular vein vena appendicularis | a vein that accompanies the appendicular artery and empties into the ileocolic vein |
arcuate vein of the kidney vena arcuata renis | veins that receive blood from interlobular veins of kidney and rectal venules |
auricular vein vena auricularis | one of two veins serving the ear region |
axillary vein vena axillaris | a continuation of the basilic vein and brachial vein that becomes the subclavian vein |
azygos vein azygous vein vena azygos | one of a system of veins that drain the thoracic and abdominal walls, arises as a continuation of the right ascending lumbar vein and terminates in the superior vena cava |
basal vein vena basalis | a large vein passing along the medial surface of the temporal lobe and emptying into the great cerebral vein |
basilic vein vena basilica | a vein that drains the back of the hand and forearm and empties into the axillary vein |
basivertebral vein vena basivertebralis | one of a number of veins draining the spongy substance of the vertebrae and emptying into the anterior internal vertebral venous plexus |
brachial vein vena brachialis | two veins in either arm that accompany the brachial artery and empty into the axillary vein |
brachiocephalic vein innominate vein vena brachiocephalica | veins formed by the union of the internal jugular and subclavian veins |
bronchial vein vena bronchialis | veins serving the bronchi, empty into the azygos vein |
cardinal vein | any of the major venous channels in primitive adult vertebrates and in embryos of higher vertebrates |
anterior cardinal vein | a major drainage channel from the cephalic part of the body |
posterior cardinal vein | a major drainage channel from the caudal part of the body |
common cardinal vein | the major return channels to the heart, formed by anastomosis of the anterior and posterior cardinal veins |
central veins of liver venae centrales hepatis | terminal branches of the hepatic veins that lie in the hepatic lobules and receive blood from the liver sinusoids |
central vein of retina vena centrales retinae | vein formed by the union of the retinal veins, accompanies central arteries of the retina in the optic nerve |
central vein of suprarenal gland vena centralis glandulae suprarenalis | a single draining vein, on the right it empties into the inferior vena cava, on the left it empties into the left renal vein |
cephalic vein vena cephalica | a large vein of the arm that empties into the axillary vein |
cerebellar vein vena cerebellum | the veins draining the cerebellum |
cerebral vein vena cerebri | any of several veins serving the cerebral hemispheres of the brain |
anterior cerebral vein vena cerebri anterior | accompanies the anterior cerebral artery and empties into the basal vein |
anterior facial vein vena facialis anterior | a continuation of the angular vein, unites with the retromandibular vein before emptying into the internal jugular vein |
great cerebral vein vena cerebri magna | a cerebral vein formed by the two internal cerebral veins and continuing into the sinus rectus |
inferior cerebral vein venae cerebrum inferior | veins that drain the undersurface of the cerebral hemispheres and empty into the cavernous and transverse sinuses |