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venous definition

ve·nous (vē′nəs)

adjective

  1. Biol.
    1. of a vein or veins
    2. having veins or full of veins; veiny
  2. 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

Etymology: L venosus

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