venous

/ˈviːnəs/ (bre, ipa) · [vˈinəs] /ˈviːnəs/ (ame, ipa) · [vˈinəs] /ˈvē-nəs How to pronounce venous (audio)/ (ame, mw)

venous — adjective

  • venouspositive
  • more venouscomparative
  • most venoussuperlative

1. relating to the thin tubes (veins) that carry blood from all parts of the body b

1.形容詞C1
釋義

relating to the thin tubes (veins) that carry blood from all parts of the body back towards the heart — for example, venous blood is the darker blood that has already given oxygen to the body's tissues and is on its way back to the heart and lungs.

例句

The nurse checked the venous access point before starting the drip.

collocation: venous access point

Dr. Okafor explained that the venous system carries deoxygenated blood back to the heart.

collocation: venous system

反義詞
  • arterial

    refers to the arteries, which carry oxygen-rich blood away from the heart — the opposite side of the circulatory system

文法句型

venous + noun

用法筆記

Almost always used before a noun (attributive position). Unlike many English adjectives, 'venous' does not have a comparative or superlative form — a vein cannot be 'more venous' than another. Common in medical charts, anatomy textbooks, and clinical descriptions.

常見錯誤

❌The blood looked venous and dark.
✅The blood looked dark because it was venous blood.
💡'Venous' is almost never used predicatively (after the verb); it appears before the noun it describes.
❌He had a more venous condition than his brother.
✅His venous condition was more serious than his brother's.
💡'Venous' has no comparative form.