venous
adjective/ˈviːnəs/
Frequency rank: #14,000 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
relating to the veins or the blood carried in the veins.
Example sentence
The nurse carefully inserted the needle into venous blood vessels to collect the sample.
Synonyms & related words
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