venous
Americanadjective
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of, relating to, or of the nature of a vein.
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having, characterized by, or composed of veins.
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pertaining to the blood in the pulmonary artery, right side of the heart, and most veins, that has become deoxygenated and charged with carbon dioxide during its passage through the body and that in humans is normally dark red.
adjective
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physiol of or relating to the blood circulating in the veins
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of or relating to the veins
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“I had to pay extra money and bribe clinic officials to make fake documents showing I was doing a reverse vasectomy,” said Ehsan, who, like Venous, asked that his last name not be used.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 14, 2022
Disaster comes quickly: “Kidney stent. Pulmonary embolism. Adenocarcinoma. Venous thrombosis. Gastrointestinal consultant. Gallbladder ultrasound. Echocardiogram. CT brain scan. MRI. fMRI. Radiation, chemotherapy, immunology. Transition to hospice care.”
From New York Times • Aug. 3, 2021
Venous blood samples were subject to leukodepletion within 6 h of collection.
From Nature • Jan. 24, 2017
Venous return is determined by activity of the skeletal muscles, blood volume, and changes in peripheral circulation.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Venous pulsation in the neck is generally marked, showing an impeded contraction of tile right auricle.
From Disturbances of the Heart by Osborne, Oliver T. (Oliver Thomas)
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