venous

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UK/ˈviː.nəs/Canada, US/ˈvi.nəs/

adjective

Of or pertaining to veins.

“It was a sample of venous tissue.”

OriginLatin vēnōsus →
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Meanings

adjectivevenous (comparative more venous, superlative most venous)

comparative more venous · superlative most venous

  1. relationalOf or pertaining to veins.

    Her venous circulation was poor, leading to varicose veins.

  2. relationalHaving 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.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
veinous

Origin

  1. Latinvēnōsus“full of veins, veiny”
  2. Englishvenous

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.

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Translations

Bulgarian венозен
  • венозен (venozen)of or pertaining to veins
Catalan venós
  • venósof or pertaining to veins
Chinese Mandarin 靜脈的 /静脉的
  • 靜脈的 /静脉的 (jìngmài de)of or pertaining to veins
Czech žilní
  • žilníof or pertaining to veins
Danish venøs
  • venøsof or pertaining to veins
Esperanto vejna
  • vejnaof or pertaining to veins
Finnish laskimo-
  • laskimo-of or pertaining to veins
French veineux
  • veineuxof or pertaining to veins
German venös
  • venösof or pertaining to veins
Hungarian vénás, gyűjtőeres
  • vénásof or pertaining to veins
  • gyűjtőeresof or pertaining to veins
Italian venoso
  • venosoof or pertaining to veins
Latin vēnōsus
  • vēnōsusof or pertaining to veins
Norwegian Bokmål venøs
  • venøsof or pertaining to veins
Polish żylny
  • żylnyof or pertaining to veins
Portuguese venoso
  • venosoof or pertaining to veins
Russian вено́зный, ве́нный
  • вено́зный (venóznyj)of or pertaining to veins
  • ве́нный (vénnyj)of or pertaining to veins
  • жи́льный (žílʹnyj)of or pertaining to veins
Spanish venoso
  • venosoof or pertaining to veins
Swedish venös
  • venösof or pertaining to veins
Ukrainian вено́зний
  • вено́зний (venóznyj)of or pertaining to veins
Welsh gwythiennol
  • gwythiennolof or pertaining to veins

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with venous

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Cite this entry
APA

venous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/venous

MLA

“venous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/venous. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “venous,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/venous.

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