Definition of venous in English: venous
adjective Relating to a vein or the veins.
Example sentences
‘He had a raised jugular venous pressure and heard crackles at the base of both lungs.’ ‘A venous Doppler study confirmed venous thrombosis of the deep femoral vein.’ ‘They play an important part in the venous drainage of subcutaneous veins.’ ‘Soon after, laboratory blood tests found that venous glucose concentration was only 1.2 mmol/l.’ ‘There was no jugular venous distension, murmur, rub, gallop, thrill, or heave.’ ‘Restricted space in most seats encourages musculoskeletal aches and venous stasis.’ ‘Arterial and venous endothelial cells are molecularly distinct from the earliest stages of angiogenesis.’ ‘They were also tested for the common gene mutations that predispose to venous thromboembolism.’ ‘The authors conclude that venous ulcers are a common and costly problem.’ ‘The increase is probably due to raised venous pressure from jugular vein constriction.’ ‘Two of the most common manifestations of venous insufficiency are varicose veins and hemorrhoids.’ ‘The standard technique for placing central venous catheters is by using anatomical landmarks.’ ‘The confluences of the venous sinuses of the dura mater are variable.’ ‘The ink was all in the muscle, or in some cases had tracked into the vertebral venous plexuses.’ ‘Brain parenchyma from the parietal lobe showed venous congestion, hemorrhage, and diffuse edema.’ ‘Sounds arising from venous flow in the abdomen, called venous hums, are uncommon.’ ‘A patient with advanced right heart failure will have jugular venous distension, edema and ascites.’ ‘Check the lower extremities for edema and any signs suggestive of deep venous thrombosis.’ ‘Right jugular venous distension was less than 4 cm above the sternal angle.’ ‘Once the wound occurs, the high venous pressure and resulting edema interferes with healing.’ Origin Early 17th century: from Latin venosus ‘having many veins’, from vena ‘vein’.