Venous

//ˈviː.nəs// adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to veins. relational

    "Her venous circulation was poor, leading to varicose veins."

  2. 2
    Having passed through the capillaries and given up oxygen for the tissues and become charged with carbon dioxide. relational
  3. 3
    Possessing veins.

    "It was a sample of venous tissue."

  4. 4
    Having numerous veins.

    "The tree has highly serrated and venous leaves."

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or contained in or performing the function of the veins wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
arterialcapillaryveinousvesicular

Example

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"The sternocleidomastoid is used as a landmark for insertion of a central venous catheter."

Etymology

Morphologically vein + -ous, which is a borrowing from Latin vēnōsus (“full of veins, veiny”), from vēna (“a blood vessel, vein”) + -ōsus (“-ous, -ose”, adjectival suffix). Doublet of venose.

Related phrases

jugular venous pressureportal venousvenous plexusvenous sinusvenous starvenous stasis

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