Arteriovenous

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Relating to the arteries and the veins not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    connecting an artery to a vein wordnet

Example

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"Causes of GI bleeding include gastric ulcers, artery or vein (arteriovenous) malformations, diverticulosis, cancer or inflammatory bowel disease."

Etymology

From arterio- + venous.

Related phrases

arteriovenous fistulaarteriovenous malformation

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