venous

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or contained in the veins: venous circulation.
2. Of, relating to, or being the blood in the veins or pulmonary arteries that is usually dark red as a result of low oxygen content.
3. Having numerous veins, as a leaf or the wings of an insect.

[From Latin vēnōsus, from vēna, vein.]

venously ve'nous·ly adv.
venousness ve'nous·ness n.

(vē'nəs)
adj.

Of, relating to, or contained in the veins.

Pertaining to the veins.

• v. dilatation — persistent dilatation of the vein but without necessarily any weakening of the wall or varicosity.
• hepatic portal v. system — includes the veins from the alimentary tract, the portal vein, the sinusoids in the liver, the hepatic veins and then the entry into the caudal vena cava.
• v. infarct — see venous infarct.
• obstructed v. drainage — may be generalized or local; manifested by dilation, local edema.
• orbital v. plexus — a plexus for venous drainage from the ophthalmic veins at the apex of the orbit; drains into the cavernous venous sinus within the cranium.
• v. return — the flow of blood into the heart from the peripheral vessels.
• v. return curves — relate venous return to atrial pressure; the inverse of the Starling relationship; an increase in atrial pressure decreases the venous return.
• scleral v. plexus — a ring of small vessels around the corneal limbus which forms a link in the chain of vessels which drain the aqueous humor. Called also canal of Schlemm.
• v. sinuses — see venous sinus.
• v. system — the bodily system of veins commencing with the venae cavae, thence through the large veins and their tributaries, and immediately subsequent to the capillaries, the venules.
• v. thrombosis — the presence of a thrombus in a vein. Originates in phlebitis in most cases. It is a major problem in horses because of the high incidence of jugular phlebitis and periphlebitis as a result of injection of irritating materials. See also caudal vena caval thrombosis.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: of or contained in or performing the function of the veins
  Pertains to noun: vein (meaning #1)

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - venøs, vene

Nederlands (Dutch)
betreffende aders/vol met aders, zuurstofarm (bloed)

Français (French)
adj. - veineux

Deutsch (German)
adj. - venös, geädert

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (φυσιολ.) φλεβικός, φλεβώδης

Italiano (Italian)
venoso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - venoso

Русский (Russian)
венозный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - venoso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - giftig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
静脉的, 有脉纹的, 在静脉中的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 靜脈的, 有脈紋的, 在靜脈中的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 잎이 많은, 정맥의, 엽맥이 많은

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 静脈の, 静脈を流れる, 葉脈の多い

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) وريدي, عرقي, ذات عروق ( ورقه نبات)‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮ורידי, של הוורידים, בעל עורקים (עלה)‬

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