venous

adjective

ve·​nous ˈvē-nəs 

1

: of, relating to, or full of veins

a venous thrombosis

a venous rock

2

of blood : having passed through the capillaries and given up oxygen for the tissues and become charged with carbon dioxide

venously adverb

Examples of venous in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

By squeezing the muscles and blood vessels in your legs, compression garments increase what’s called venous return, the flow of blood from your extremities back to your heart, Gregory Rubin, DO, primary sports medicine physician at Hospital for Special Surgery based in Naples, Florida, tells SELF. —Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 5 Nov. 2024

As a result, the venous ulcer patients in the SAVVE study are the most difficult to treat, having venous ulcers that remained after at least three and as many as five types of existing treatments. —Charlotte Observer, 17 June 2024

Its new products - including the Micra AV pacemaker and Abre venous self-expanding stent system for Deep Venous disease - have done well. —Trefis Team, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024

Another issue is that in some patients HRT may increase the risk of venous blood clots. —Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 15 Aug. 2024

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Latin vēnōsus, from vēna vein entry 1 + -ōsus -ous

First Known Use

1626, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

venous

adjective

ve·​nous ˈvē-nəs 

1

: of, relating to, or full of veins

a venous rock

2

: being blood which has passed through the capillaries, given up oxygen to the tissues, and become loaded with carbon dioxide

Medical Definition

venous

adjective

ve·​nous ˈvē-nəs 

1

a

: full of or characterized by veins

b

: made up of or carried on by veins

the venous circulation

2

: of, relating to, or performing the functions of a vein

a venous inflammation

venous arteries

3

of blood : having passed through the capillaries and given up oxygen for the tissues and become charged with carbon dioxide and ready to pass through the respiratory organs to release its carbon dioxide and renew its oxygen supply : dark red from reduced hemoglobin compare arterial sense 2