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Venous adj.

(Anat.) Of or pertaining to a vein or veins; as, the venous circulation of the blood.

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.

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 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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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Venous" Quotes from Famous Books

... impure blood to the lungs, and the pulmonary veins carry the pure blood back from the lungs. The lymphatic vessels carry a transparent or slightly colored fluid and chyle from the tissues and alimentary canal. This system of vessels empties into the venous system. ...

— Common Diseases of Farm Animals • R. A. Craig, D. V. M.

... itself with suitable food from the inhaled air, is evident from much observation. (1) That the blood is purified of undigested matter in the lungs, is evident not only from the influent blood, which is venous, and therefore filled with the chyle collected from food and drink, but also from the moisture of the outgoing breath and from its odor as perceived by others, as well as from the diminished quantity of the blood flowing ...

— Angelic Wisdom Concerning the Divine Love and the Divine Wisdom • Emanuel Swedenborg

Words linked to "Venous" : vein, venous blood, venous pressure, venous sinus, venous thrombosis