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

The White House this summer said the president had been diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency, a common condition among older adults. —Michelle L. Price, Fortune, 2 Jan. 2026

The White House this summer said the president had been diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency, a common condition among older adults. —Michelle L. Price, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2026

Several days later, the team encountered another complication, as venous reflux, a blood return obstruction, caused the ear to darken, jeopardizing tissue survival. —Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 26 Dec. 2025

The White House eventually shared a statement from his doctor that said Trump had a chronic venous insufficiency, when someone’s leg veins have a difficult time pumping blood back to the heart, causing blood to pool, according to the Cleveland Clinic. —Ryan Mancini, The Hill, 2 Dec. 2025

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

Rhymes for venous

• cleanness
• freeness
• genus
• minas
• penis
• venus
• arteriovenous
• dominus
• fraxinus
• lupinus
• ricinus
• silenus

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