Definitions for venosityvɪˈnɒs ɪ ti

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

ve•nousˈvi nəs(adj.)

  1. of or pertaining to a vein or veins.

    Category: Anatomy, Botany

  2. having or composed of veins.

    Category: Anatomy, Botany

  3. pertaining to or designating the oxygen-poor, dark red blood that is carried back to the heart by the veins and by the pulmonary artery.

    Category: Physiology

Origin of venous:

1620–30; < L vēnōsus; see vein , -ous

ve′nous•nessvɪˈnɒs ɪ ti(n.)

ve•nos•i•tyvɪˈnɒs ɪ ti(n.)

Wiktionary

  1. venosity(Noun)

    The quality of being venous or venose.

  2. venosity(Noun)

    A condition in which the circulation is retarded, and the entire mass of blood is less oxygenated than it normally is.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Venosity(noun)

    the quality or state of being venous

  2. Venosity(noun)

    a condition in which the circulation is retarded, and the entire mass of blood is less oxygenated than it normally is


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