venous

(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

Origin: L venosus

Related Forms:

See venous in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  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.

Origin:

Origin: From Latin vēnōsus

Origin: , from vēna, vein

.

Related Forms:

  • veˈnous·ly adverb
  • veˈnous·ness noun

Learn more about venous

link/cite print suggestion box