venous

[vee-nuhs]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or of the nature of a vein.

2. having, characterized by, or composed of veins.

3. pertaining to the blood in the pulmonary artery, right side of the heart, and most veins, that has become deoxygenated and charged with carbon dioxide during its passage through the body and that in humans is normally dark red.

venous

/ ˈviːnəs /

adjective

1. physiol of or relating to the blood circulating in the veins

2. of or relating to the veins

Other Word Forms

• venously adverb
• venousness noun
• nonvenous adjective
• nonvenously adverb
• nonvenousness noun
• postvenous adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of venous¹

1620–30; variant of venose; -ous

Word History and Origins

Origin of venous¹

C17: see _venose

Example Sentences

In some cases, chronic venous insufficiency can also cause painful cramps, spasms and leg ulcers.

From BBC

The action star said that she had been unaware of the prevalence among pregnant women of cerebral venous thrombosis, or CVT, which is the development of a blood clot in the brain.

From Los Angeles Times

He died 10 days later of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis.

From BBC

Most such experiments measure static venous blood concentration, which provides little information about glucose and lactate kinetics.

From Science Daily

Historically, silver has been known to help the healing process for venous leg ulcers and heal wounds.

From Salon