- of or relating to the blood circulating in the veins
- of or relating to the veins
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ve•nous /ˈvinəs/USA pronunciation
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Anatomy, Botanyof or relating to a vein or veins:venous structures.
- Anatomy, Botanyhaving or composed of veins.
ve•nous
(vē′nəs),USA pronunciation adj.
ve′nous•ly, adv.
ve′nous•ness, n.
- Anatomyof, pertaining to, or of the nature of a vein.
- Anatomyhaving, characterized by, or composed of veins.
- 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.
- 1620–30; variant of venose; see -ous
ve′nous•ness, n.
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venous /ˈviːnəs/ adj
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- lymphatic system
- sinus
- varicose veins
- vein
- venipuncture
- venose
- venosity
- venule
- arteriovenous
- coronary sinus
- emissary
- hematosis
- hemoglobin
- hemorrhoid
- intravenous
- phlebograph
- phlebotomist
- pulmonary artery
- thoracic duct
- Valsalva maneuver
- sagittal