Venous

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Venous \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.
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     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.
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     3. Marked with veins; veined; as, a venous leaf.
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     {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 anaemia.
  
     {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.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  venous
       adj : of or contained in or performing the function of the veins;
             "venous inflammation"; "venous blood as contrasted with
             arterial blood"; "venous circulation"