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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

venous en · ADJ

Pronunciation

Etymology

Morphologically vein + -ous, which is a borrowing from Latin vēnōsus (“full of veins, veiny”), from vēna (“a blood vessel, vein”) + -ōsus (“-ous, -ose”, adjectival suffix). Doublet of venose.

Meanings

  1. (relational) Of or pertaining to veins.
    • Her venous circulation was poor, leading to varicose veins.
  2. (of blood, relational) Having passed through the capillaries and given up oxygen for the tissues and become charged with carbon dioxide.
  3. Possessing veins.
    • It was a sample of venous tissue.
  4. Having numerous veins.
    • The tree has highly serrated and venous leaves.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
more venous Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most venous Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

pyelovenous · microvenous · atriovenous · venously · transvenous · venous star · venovenous · intervenous · fibrovenous · arteriolovenous · venous sinus · peritoneovenous · nonvenous · portal venous · paravenous · lymphovenous · venous plexus · arteriovenous · perivenous · hepatovenous · venous stasis · endovenous · retrovenous · cerebrovenous · portovenous · lymphaticovenous · intravenous · allovenous · jugular venous pressure · sinovenous

Relateds

venal

Translations (29)

gl venoso (of or pertaining to veins) · es venoso (of or pertaining to veins) · ka ვენური (of or pertaining to veins) · ru вено́зный (of or pertaining to veins) · hu gyűjtőeres (of or pertaining to veins) · ru жи́льный (of or pertaining to veins) · de venös (of or pertaining to veins) · fr veineux (of or pertaining to veins) · io veinala (of or pertaining to veins) · nn venøs (of or pertaining to veins) · nb venøs (of or pertaining to veins) · cy gwythiennol (of or pertaining to veins) · fi laskimo- (of or pertaining to veins) · hu vénás (of or pertaining to veins) · bg венозен (of or pertaining to veins) · pl żylny (of or pertaining to veins) · ru ве́нный (of or pertaining to veins) · be вяно́зны (of or pertaining to veins) · pt venoso (of or pertaining to veins) · da venøs (of or pertaining to veins) · it venoso (of or pertaining to veins) · io veinoza (of or pertaining to veins) · sv venös (of or pertaining to veins) · uk вено́зний (of or pertaining to veins) · la vēnōsus (of or pertaining to veins) · cs žilní (of or pertaining to veins) · cmn 靜脈的 /静脉的 (of or pertaining to veins) · ca venós (of or pertaining to veins) · eo vejna (of or pertaining to veins)