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Definition of: venous
(vē′nəs) adjective Physiol.
1. Of, pertaining to, contained, or carried in a vein or veins.
2. Designating the blood carried by the veins and distinguished from arterial blood by its darker color, absence of oxygen, and presence of carbon dioxide.
3. Marked with or having veins. [<L venosus <vena vein]
—ve′nous·ly adverb
—ve′nous·ness noun
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