VENOUS
venous
(adjective) of or contained in or performing the function of the veins; “venous inflammation”; “venous blood as contrasted with arterial blood”; “venous circulation”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
venous (comparative more venous, superlative most venous)
Of or pertaining to veins.
Possessing veins.
Having numerous veins.
Source: Wiktionary
Ven"ous, a. Etym: [L. venosus, from vena a vein. See Vein.]
1. (Anat.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition