| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ve·nous |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  v  n s |
| ADJECTIVE: | 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. | | ETYMOLOGY: | From Latin vn sus, from vna, vein. | | OTHER FORMS: | venous·ly —ADVERB
venous·ness —NOUN
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