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< venosity

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ve·nous

s) KEY

ADJECTIVE:

Of, relating to, or contained in the veins: venous circulation.
Of, relating to, or being the blood in the veins or pulmonary arteries that is usually dark red as a result of low oxygen content.
Having numerous veins, as a leaf or the wings of an insect.

ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin vnsus, from vna, vein

OTHER FORMS:
venous·ly (Adverb), venous·ness (Noun)

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