adj.
Pronunciation: ' v ē -n ə s
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin venosus, from vena vein
Date: 1626
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
– ve · nous · ly adverb