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venous

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ve·nous  (vns)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or contained in the veins: 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.
[From Latin vnsus, from vna, vein.]
venous·ly adv.
venous·ness n.
venous [ˈviːnəs]
adj
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) Physiol of or relating to the blood circulating in the veins
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) of or relating to the veins
[see venose]
venously  adv
venousness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.venousvenous - of or contained in or performing the function of the veins; "venous inflammation"; "venous blood as contrasted with arterial blood"; "venous circulation"
Translations
venous [ˈviːnəs] ADJ (Med) → venoso
venous
adj (form, Anat) → venös; (Bot) → geädert


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, the venous artery (arteria venosa), likewise inappropriately thus designated, because it is simply a vein which comes from the lungs, where it is divided into many branches, interlaced with those of the arterial vein, and those of the tube called the windpipe, through which the air we breathe enters; and the great artery which, issuing from the heart, sends its branches all over the body.
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