ARTERIOVENOUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does arteriovenous mean? 

• ARTERIOVENOUS (adjective)
  The adjective ARTERIOVENOUS has 1 sense:

1. connecting an artery to a vein

  Familiarity information: ARTERIOVENOUS used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ARTERIOVENOUS (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Connecting an artery to a vein

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

an arteriovenous fistula

Pertainym:

artery (a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body)

vein (a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart)

 Context examples 

A diagnostic X-ray procedure on an arteriovenous (AV) fistula following the infusion of a radiopaque contrast material.

(Fistulagram, NCI Thesaurus)

A common type is the congenital arteriovenous fistula (ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA /congenital).

(Arteriovenous Malformation, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are defects in your vascular system.

(Arteriovenous Malformations, NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)

A rare congenital but non-hereditary disorder characterized by angiomas or arteriovenous malformations of the spinal cord.

(Cobb Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

For arteriovenous malformations in the brain, INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS is available.

(Arteriovenous Malformation, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)