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Meaning of VENOUS

Pronunciation:  'veenus

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  of or contained in or performing the function of the veins; "venous inflamation"; "venous blood as contrasted with arterial blood"; "venous circulation"
 
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ven"ous\, a. [L. venosus, from vena a vein. See {Vein}.]
1. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to a vein or veins; as, the
   venous circulation of the blood.
2. Contained in the veins, or having the same qualities as if
   contained in the veins, that is, having a dark bluish
   color and containing an insufficient amount of oxygen so
   as no longer to be fit for oxygenating the tissues; --
   said of the blood, and opposed to arterial.
3. Marked with veins; veined; as, a venous leaf.
{Venous leaf} (Bot.), a leaf having vessels branching, or
   variously divided, over its surface.
{Venous hum} (Med.), a humming sound, or bruit, heard during
   auscultation of the veins of the neck in an[ae]mia.
{Venous pulse} (Physiol.), the pulse, or rhythmic
   contraction, sometimes seen in a vein, as in the neck,
   when there is an obstruction to the passage of blood from
   the auricles to the ventricles, or when there is an
   abnormal rigidity in the walls of the greater vessels.
   There is normally no pulse in a vein.
 
Medical Dictionary
 
 Definition: Pertaining to veins.
 
Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: Pertaining to the veins.
 

 

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