From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Humanvenousve‧nous /ˈviːnəs/ adjective medicalHBHrelating to the veins (=tubes that carry blood) in your bodyExamples from the Corpusvenous• Granulocytes and mononuclear cells were obtained by gradient centrifugation of venousblood from healthy volunteers.• It is therefore not unreasonable to propose that bile salts might be the inhibitory component in the venouseffluent.• Thus, the bile itself seemed to be the inhibitory agent in the venous effluent.• Figure 3 summarises motor activity before, during, and after infusion of venous effluents.• This may indicate that other factors also play an important role in increasing hepaticvenouspressure gradient in acuteliverfailure.• In the intensive care unit the patient was managed with centralvenous pressure monitoring and directarterial pressure monitoring.• The patient with the deepvenousthrombosis also had intraoperative stimulation of the calf.Originvenous(1600-1700)Latinvenosus, from vena; → VEIN