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venosity

[ vi-nos-i-tee ]

noun

Physiology.
  1. the state or quality of being venous.


venosity

/ ɪˈɒɪɪ /

noun

  1. an excessive quantity of blood in the venous system or in an organ or part
  2. an unusually large number of blood vessels in an organ or part
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • p··ԴDzi·ٲ noun
  • p··ԴDzi·ٲ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of venosity1

First recorded in 1850–55; venose + -ity
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Example Sentences

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A characteristic change in the respiration, known as Cheyne-Stokes breathing occurs prior to death in some cases; it indicates that the respiratory centre in the medulla is becoming exhausted, and is stimulated to action only when the venosity of the blood has increased sufficiently to excite it.

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The condition of apnoea, or cessation of breathing, follows, and as soon as the venosity of the blood again affords sufficient stimulus, the signs of air-hunger commence; this altered rhythm continues until the respiratory centre becomes exhausted and death ensues.

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