Definitions for venous
ˈvi nəsve·nous

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. venousadjective

   of or contained in or performing the function of the veins

   "venous inflammation"; "venous blood as contrasted with arterial blood"; "venous circulation"

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1. venousadjective

   Of or pertaining to veins.

   Her venous circulation was poor, leading to varicose veins.

2. venousadjective

   Possessing veins.

   It was a sample of venous tissue.

3. venousadjective

   Having numerous veins.

   The tree has highly serrated and venous leaves.

4. Etymology: Variant of venose, from venosus.

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1. Venous

   Veins are blood vessels in the circulatory system of humans and most other animals that carry blood toward the heart. Most veins carry deoxygenated blood from the tissues back to the heart; exceptions are those of the pulmonary and fetal circulations which carry oxygenated blood to the heart. In the systemic circulation arteries carry oxygenated blood away from the heart, and veins return deoxygenated blood to the heart, in the deep veins.There are three sizes of veins, large, medium, and small. Smaller veins are called venules, and the smallest the post-capillary venules are microscopic that make up the veins of the microcirculation. Veins are often closer to the skin than arteries. Veins have less smooth muscle, and connective tissue, and wider internal diameters than arteries. Because of their thinner walls and wider lumens they are able to expand and hold more blood. This greater capacity gives them the term of capacitance vessels. At any time, nearly 70% of the total volume of blood in the human body is in the veins. In medium and large sized veins the flow of blood is maintained by one-way (unidirectional) venous valves to prevent backflow. In the lower limbs this is also aided by muscle pumps, also known as venous pumps that exert pressure on intramuscular veins when they contract and drive blood back to the heart.

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1. Venousadjective

   of or pertaining to a vein or veins; as, the venous circulation of the blood

2. Venousadjective

   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. Venousadjective

   marked with veins; veined; as, a venous leaf

4. Etymology: [L. venosus, from vena a vein. See Vein.]

How to pronounce venous?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of venous in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of venous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of venous in a Sentence

1. Milton Waner:

   These are genetic abnormalities, and we’ve identified some of the genes associated with venous malformation but not all of them, it’s clearly a genetic abnormality, but the abnormal gene was not throughout his entire body— only in a certain region of the face.

2. Linus Chuang:

   There were a lot of issues related to this very large tumor in the abdomen. She can't eat, she can't walk, and there are problems related to potential complications with this large mass compressing the venous system, she was at very high risk of developing blood clots because of compression of the blood flow.

3. Milton Waner:

   It’s relentless, at some stage, one or more of these vessels will rupture. Usually it’s associated with minor trauma or it can be spontaneous, and this will lead to a huge, massive hemorrhage and these hemorrhages can be fatal. In addition to this problem, Zoubir’s venous malformation was encroaching on his airway so at some point it would affect his ability to breathe.

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