venous
adjective
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Definition of venous
1
: of, relating to, or full of veins
a venous thrombosis a venous rock
2
of blood
: having passed through the capillaries and given up oxygen for the tissues and become charged with carbon dioxide
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According to Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences, suffered from a pulmonary embolism due to deep venous thrombosis. — Houston Chronicle, "Medical examiner rules on cause of death after deputy collapses," 9 July 2019 The portal vein brings venous blood to the liver, while this artery brings oxygenated arterial blood. — Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, "James Holzhauer missed these tricky 'Jeopardy!' clues; can you get them right?," 29 May 2019 Annovera specifically isn’t recommended for people with certain health conditions, like hepatitis, a current or past history of breast cancer, and those with a high risk for arterial or venous thrombotic diseases. — Korin Miller, SELF, "A Birth Control Ring You Can Use for a Whole Year Is Now FDA-Approved," 14 Aug. 2018 Old-fashioned venous blood draws, where the patient watches as vial after vial of blood is collected, would quickly become obsolete, Theranos promised. — Jenny Gold, Vox, "How Theranos hid its sketchiness from reporters — and helped keep the puff pieces coming," 22 Mar. 2018 Old-fashioned venous blood draws, where the patient watches as vial after vial of blood is collected, would quickly become obsolete, Theranos promised. — Jenny Gold, Vox, "How Theranos hid its sketchiness from reporters — and helped keep the puff pieces coming," 22 Mar. 2018 Old-fashioned venous blood draws, where the patient watches as vial after vial of blood is collected, would quickly become obsolete, Theranos promised. — Jenny Gold, Vox, "How Theranos hid its sketchiness from reporters — and helped keep the puff pieces coming," 22 Mar. 2018 Old-fashioned venous blood draws, where the patient watches as vial after vial of blood is collected, would quickly become obsolete, Theranos promised. — Jenny Gold, Vox, "How Theranos hid its sketchiness from reporters — and helped keep the puff pieces coming," 22 Mar. 2018 Stasis dermatitis Also called venous eczema, this condition is distinct from others on this list in that it’s linked with poor circulation. — Korin Miller, SELF, "5 Types of Eczema You Should Know, Because There’s Actually More Than One," 31 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'venous.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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venous
adjective
ve·nous
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Medical Definition of venous
1a
: full of or characterized by veins
b
: made up of or carried on by veins
the venous circulation
2
: of, relating to, or performing the functions of a vein
a venous inflammation venous arteries
3
of blood
: having passed through the capillaries and given up oxygen for the tissues and become charged with carbon dioxide and ready to pass through the respiratory organs to release its carbon dioxide and renew its oxygen supply : dark red from reduced hemoglobin — compare arterial sense 2