VENOUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does venous mean? 

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

1. of or contained in or performing the function of the veins

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• VENOUS (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or contained in or performing the function of the veins

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

venous circulation

Pertainym:

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

Derivation:

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

 Context examples 

A unit of pressure defined by a column of water with a height of one centimeter, frequently used to measure central venous pressure, intracranial pressure, and for pressures during mechanical ventilation.

(Centimeters of Water, NCI Thesaurus)

An external right atrial catheter is a type of central venous access device.

(External right atrial catheter, NCI Dictionary)

This causes smooth muscle contraction and leads to a decrease in venous pooling and increase in blood pressure.

(Etilefrine, NCI Thesaurus)

Administration of medications or nutrients directly into the venous system.

(Parenteral Infusion Procedure, NCI Thesaurus)

It is a type of central venous access device.

(Peripherally inserted central catheter, NCI Dictionary)

A vein that it is part of the deep intracranial venous system.

(Anterior Caudate Vein, NCI Thesaurus)

An intracranial venous sinus that lies in a superior and midline location above the interhemispheric fissure along the superior border of the falx cerebri of the brain.

(Murine Superior Sagittal Sinus, NCI Thesaurus)

Congenital or acquired malformations involving arteries, veins, or venous sinuses of the brain, spinal cord, and meninges.

(Central Nervous System Vascular Malformation, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

It is reported to improve microcirculation in chronic venous insufficiency by improvement of venous tone, inhibition of prostaglandin synthesis, protection against free radicals, activation of the complement system, and increased lymphatic drainage.

(Daflon 500, NCI Thesaurus)

Etilefrine pivalate is hydrolyzed to etilefrine, which binds to and activates alpha-1-adrenergic receptors of the arteriolar and venous vasculature.

(Etilefrine Pivalate, NCI Thesaurus)