venous
About 8.58 uses per million words.
Meaning
- adjective Of or pertaining to veins.
Her venous circulation was poor, leading to varicose veins.
- adjective Having passed through the capillaries and given up oxygen for the tissues and become charged with carbon dioxide.
- adjective Possessing veins.
It was a sample of venous tissue.
- adjective Having numerous veins.
The tree has highly serrated and venous leaves.
Similar words
vein thrombosis vascular phleboid intravenous vascularized veinous veinal varicose caval
Often followed by
blood pressure thrombosis return system drainage congestion and stasis thromboembolism
Word family
venously
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