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venous
adjective
- Biol.
- of a vein or veins
- having veins or full of veins; veiny
- Physiol. designating blood being carried in the veins back to the heart and lungs: venous blood has given up oxygen and taken up carbon dioxide, and in vertebrates is characterized by a dark-red color
Related Forms:
- venously adverb
See venous in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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