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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The quality or condition of being venous.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Venose state, quality, or character.
- noun A condition in which the arterial blood is imperfectly oxygenated, and partakes of some of the characteristics of venous blood.
- noun A disturbance of equilibrium between the two circulatory systems, the veins being unduly filled at the expense of the arteries; general venous congestion.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quality or state of being venous.
- noun (Med.) A condition in which the circulation is retarded, and the entire mass of blood is less oxygenated than it normally is.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The quality of being
venous orvenose . - noun A condition in which the
circulation isretarded , and the entire mass of blood is less oxygenated than it normally is.
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Abdominal venosity (abdominal plethora), a feature of obesity, glycosuria, &c., are extremely well fitted for this form of treatment.
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