VENOUS


Meaning of VENOUS in English

/ ˈviːnəs; NAmE / adjective

( technical ) of or contained in veins (= the tubes that carry liquids around the bodies of animals and plants) :

venous blood

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WORD ORIGIN

early 17th cent.: from Latin venosus having many veins, from vena vein.

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