To sign 'vein', start by slightly bending your non-dominant arm in front of you with your hand in a loose fist. Take the index finger of your dominant hand and point directly to the inside of your non-dominant elbow. You can gently tap or trace a small line on the skin to indicate the location of the blood vessel. Think of the exact spot a doctor or nurse would look at when drawing blood.
To express this, you would sign 'nurse' and 'search', followed by pointing to the inside of your elbow to sign 'vein'.
Sign 'my', then sign 'vein' by pointing to your inner elbow. Follow this up by signing 'easy' and 'see' to complete the thought.
Sign 'blood', then use a pulling motion away from your inner elbow to show the blood being drawn from the 'vein' location.
To express this, you would sign 'nurse' and 'search', followed by pointing to the inside of your elbow to sign 'vein'.
Sign 'my', then sign 'vein' by pointing to your inner elbow. Follow this up by signing 'easy' and 'see' to complete the thought.
Sign 'blood', then use a pulling motion away from your inner elbow to show the blood being drawn from the 'vein' location.
While pointing to the inner elbow is the most standard way to sign 'vein', in a specific medical situation, a signer might point to the back of their hand if they are specifically referring to a vein located there.
No, you don't actually need to roll up your sleeve in everyday conversation! You can simply point to the outside of your clothing at the inner elbow crease, and the meaning will still be perfectly clear.
No, they are distinct signs. 'Blood' is signed by fluttering your fingers downward from your non-dominant hand to represent a trickle of red liquid, whereas 'vein' simply points to the physical location of the blood vessel on your arm.
