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

In contrast, by the time the blood passes through the capillaries and reaches the veins, a typical venous blood pressure is only about 10 mm/Hg, and there is no pulse. —Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 11 May 2023

Gotu kola may also relieve swelling symptoms in people with chronic venous insufficiency (CVI). —Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 2 Mar. 2023

Together, a deep vein clot and a pulmonary embolism are known as venous thromboembolism (VTE). —Sadia Rafiquddin, STAT, 31 Aug. 2023

Compression garments are commonly used to treat conditions like venous insufficiency, lymphedema and deep vein thrombosis. —Good Housekeeping, 23 Aug. 2023

Arterial disease is completely different from venous insufficiency and caused by blockages in the arteries, which carry blood from the heart to the legs. —Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 21 Aug. 2023

Compression stockings should also not be worn by those with an acute clot in a major leg vein (a deep venous thrombosis). —Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 21 Aug. 2023

Her son had been in and out of the hospital for multiple health conditions, including chronic venous insufficiency, which caused painful swelling in his legs. —al, 7 Aug. 2023

According to the study, 15 diseases account for about half the misdiagnoses, and five diseases alone — stroke, sepsis, pneumonia, venous thromboembolism, and lung cancer — caused 300,000 serious harms, or almost 40% of the total, because clinicians failed to identify them in patients. —Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 21 July 2023

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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