veinous

English

Etymology

vein +‎ -ous

Adjective

veinous (comparative more veinous, superlative most veinous)

1. Having veins.
   • (Can we date this quote by Charles Dickens and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)

     The excellent old gentleman's nails are long and leaden, and his hands lean and veinous.

2. From, or related to veins.
   • 2004, Henry Heymering, American Farriers' Journal, Volume 30

     Farriers should have an awareness of blood flow and veinous arterial and capillary blood flow in the foot and how this flow changes under load and when it's unloaded.

   I do a veinous draw once a month at the doctor's lab.

Translations

having veins

• Italian: venoso (it)
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• Turkish: damarlı (tr)

from, or related to veins

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Anagrams

• envious, niveous