venous

ve·nous

 (vē′nəs)

adj.

1. Of or relating to the veins in the body: venous circulation.

2. Of, relating to, or being the blood in the veins or pulmonary arteries that is usually dark red as a result of low oxygen content.

3. Having numerous veins, as a leaf or the wings of an insect.

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[From Latin vēnōsus, from vēna, vein.]

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ve′nous·ly adv.

ve′nous·ness n.

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venous

(ˈviːnəs)

adj

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

2. (Physiology) of or relating to the veins

[C17: see venose]

ˈvenously adv

ˈvenousness n

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ve•nous

(ˈvi nəs)

adj.

1. of or pertaining to a vein or veins.

2. having or composed of veins.

3. pertaining to or designating the oxygen-poor, dark red blood that is carried back to the heart by the veins and by the pulmonary artery.

[1620–30; < Latin vēnōsus; see vein, -ous]

ve′nous•ly, adv.

ve′nous•ness, ve•nos•i•ty (vɪˈnɒs ɪ ti) n.

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venous

Relating to veins.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

venous - of or contained in or performing the function of the veins; "venous inflammation"; "venous blood as contrasted with arterial blood"; "venous circulation"

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Translations

žilní

venös

venoso

венозный

venous

[ˈviːnəs] ADJ (Med) → venoso

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venous

adj (form, Anat) → venös; (Bot) → geädert

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ve·nous

a. venoso-a, rel. a las venas;

___ blood → sangre ___;

___ congestion → congestión ___;

___ insufficiency → insuficiencia ___;

___ return → retorno ___;

___ sinus → seno ___;

___ thrombo-embolism → tromboembolismo ___;

___ thrombosis → trombosis ___.

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venous

adj venoso

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