venous
Translation
venous
Examples
The nurse drew a venous blood sample.
The nurse drew a venous blood sample.
He has a venous ulcer on his leg.
He has a venous ulcer on his leg.
Grammar Patterns
((venous)) + ((noun)) relating to a vein A venous blood sample was taken.
Similar Words
Synonyms: vascular; Antonyms: arterial
Etymology
From Latin 'venosus', from 'vena' meaning 'vein'. The suffix '-ous' means 'relating to'.
Memory Tips
The word 'venous' clearly contains 'ven', which is almost the same as 'vein'. It's all about veins.