venous

American  

[vee-nuhs] / ˈvi nəs /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or of the nature of a vein.

2. having, characterized by, or composed of veins.

3. 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.

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venous British  

/ ˈviːnəs /

adjective

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

2. of or relating to the veins

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Other Word Forms

• nonvenous adjective
• nonvenously adverb
• nonvenousness noun
• postvenous adjective
• venously adverb
• venousness noun

Etymology

Origin of venous

1620–30; variant of venose; -ous

Example Sentences

Ultrasounds of his veins showed that the president has “chronic venous insufficiency,” according to a memo.

From The Wall Street Journal

In July, the White House said that he had been diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency, a vein condition that can result in swelling in the legs.

From BBC

The leading cause for maternal death in the UK is venous thromboembolism, where a blood clot blocks the flow of blood.

From BBC

Chronic venous insufficiency occurs when leg veins don't allow blood to flow back up to the heart, causing it to pool in the lower limbs.

From BBC

The action star said that she had been unaware of the prevalence among pregnant women of cerebral venous thrombosis, or CVT, which is the development of a blood clot in the brain.

From Los Angeles Times