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
venously
adverb
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By squeezing the muscles and blood vessels in your legs, compression garments increase what’s called venous return, the flow of blood from your extremities back to your heart, Gregory Rubin, DO, primary sports medicine physician at Hospital for Special Surgery based in Naples, Florida, tells SELF.
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Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 5 Nov. 2024
As a result, the venous ulcer patients in the SAVVE study are the most difficult to treat, having venous ulcers that remained after at least three and as many as five types of existing treatments.
—Charlotte Observer, 17 June 2024
Its new products - including the Micra AV pacemaker and Abre venous self-expanding stent system for Deep Venous disease - have done well.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
Another issue is that in some patients HRT may increase the risk of venous blood clots.
—Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 15 Aug. 2024
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Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 5 Nov. 2024
As a result, the venous ulcer patients in the SAVVE study are the most difficult to treat, having venous ulcers that remained after at least three and as many as five types of existing treatments.
—Charlotte Observer, 17 June 2024
Its new products - including the Micra AV pacemaker and Abre venous self-expanding stent system for Deep Venous disease - have done well.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
Another issue is that in some patients HRT may increase the risk of venous blood clots.
—Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 15 Aug. 2024
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“Venous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/venous. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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venous
adjective
ve·nous
ˈvē-nəs 
1
: of, relating to, or full of veins
a venous rock
2
: being blood which has passed through the capillaries, given up oxygen to the tissues, and become loaded with carbon dioxide
Medical Definition
venous
adjective
ve·nous
ˈvē-nəs
1
a
: full of or characterized by veins
b
: made up of or carried on by veins
the venous circulation
2
: of, relating to, or performing the functions of a vein
a venous inflammation
venous arteries
3
of blood
: having passed through the capillaries and given up oxygen for the tissues and become charged with carbon dioxide and ready to pass through the respiratory organs to release its carbon dioxide and renew its oxygen supply : dark red from reduced hemoglobin compare arterial sense 2
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