venous : Idioms & Phrases
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venous blood
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noun blood found in the veins
- except in the pulmonary vein venous blood is rich in carbon dioxide and poor in oxygen
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venous blood system
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noun (zoology) the system of venous blood vessels in an animal
venation.
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venous blood vessel
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noun a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
vena; vein.
- all veins except the pulmonary vein carry unaerated blood
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Venous hum
(Med.) , a humming sound, or bruit, heard during auscultation of the veins of the neck in anæmia.
Webster 1913
Venous leaf
(Bot.) , a leaf having vessels branching, or variously divided, over its surface.
Webster 1913
venous pressure
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noun the pressure exerted on the walls of the veins by the circulating blood
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Venous pulse
(Physiol.) , the pulse, or rhythmic contraction, sometimes seen in a vein, as in the neck, when there is an obstruction to the passage of blood from the auricles to the ventricles, or when there is an abnormal rigidity in the walls of the greater vessels. There is normally no pulse in a vein.
Webster 1913
venous sinus
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noun a wide channel containing blood; does not have the coating of an ordinary blood vessel
sinus.
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venous thrombosis
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noun thrombosis of a vein without prior inflammation of the vein; associated with sluggish blood flow (as in prolonged bedrest or pregnancy or surgery) or with rapid coagulation of the blood
phlebothrombosis.
