Definition of Venous
Ven´ous
a.
1.
(Anat.)
Of
or
pertaining
to
a
vein
or
veins
;
as
,
the
venous
circulation
of
the
blood
.
2.
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.
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
anæmia.
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
.
Related Words
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,
vena
,
venous
blood
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