revehent

adjective

rev·​e·​hent

ˈrevəhənt,

rə̇ˈvē(h)ə-

: carrying back

revehent veins

Word History

Etymology

Latin revehent-, revehens, present participle of revehere to carry back, from re- + vehere to carry

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