of or contained in or performing the function of the veins; "venous inflammation"; "venous blood as contrasted with arterial blood"; "venous circulation"
Contained in the veins, or having the same qualities as if contained in the veins, that is, having a dark bluish color and containing an insufficient amount of oxygen so as no longer to be fit for oxygenating the tissues; said of the blood, and opposed to arterial
Venous is used to describe something which is related to veins. venous blood. relating to the veins (=tubes that carry blood) in your body (venosus, from vena; VEIN)
{s} relating to or full of veins; pertaining to the blood in the veins that are returning to the heart (as oppose to the blood in the arteries that are leaving the heart)
(adjective) 1 a : full of or characterized by veins b : made up of or carried on by veins 2 : of, relating to, or performing the functions of a vein 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 2
"Venous" means relating to the veins, blood vessels which carry blood toward the heart All veins, except the pulmonary vein, carry blood that contains no oxygen, thus giving it a bluish color