VENOUS


Meaning of VENOUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈvē-nəs ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.