venous

[ vee-nuhs ]

adjective

of, relating to, or of the nature of a vein.
having, characterized by, or composed of veins.

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.

Origin of venous

1620–30; variant of venose; see -ous

Other words from venous

ve·nous·ly, adverb
ve·nous·ness, noun
non·ve·nous, adjective
non·ve·nous·ly, adverb
non·ve·nous·ness, noun
post·ve·nous, adjective

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How to use venous in a sentence

So the blood clot itself is called cerebral venous sinus thrombosis.
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I had triple the normal rate of venous thromboembolism—a blood clot forming disorder—and an elevated risk for male breast cancer.
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venous thromboembolism—a condition that leads to blood clots—can be prevented fairly easily.
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Or that sitting with your legs crossed can lead to deep venous thrombosis?
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Now, the venous system routing blood around the scarred parts of my liver is more complex, more liable to rupture.
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By respiration the black venous blood is transformed into red arterial blood and regenerated.
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In 1687 Cowper saw the passage of the arterial into the venous current in the mesentery of a cat.
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The heart has a pair of venous ostia, often blending into one, and an anterior arterial aorta.
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A venous system of returning vessels is now fully developed, and its relations are very remarkable.
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The venous system of Scyllium or Pristiurus, during the early parts of stage K, presents the simple constitution just described.
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British Dictionary definitions for venous

venous

/ (ˈviːnəs) /

adjective

physiol of or relating to the blood circulating in the veins
of or relating to the veins

Origin of venous

C17: see venose

Derived forms of venous

venously, adverb
venousness, noun

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