VENOUS BLOOD
\vˈɛnəs blˈʌd], \vˈɛnəs blˈʌd], \v_ˈɛ_n_ə_s b_l_ˈʌ_d]\
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blood found in the veins; "except in the pulmonary vein venous blood is rich in carbon dioxide and poor in oxygen"
By Princeton University
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blood found in the veins; "except in the pulmonary vein venous blood is rich in carbon dioxide and poor in oxygen"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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The b. contained in the veins, without regard to its quality. [Ang.-Sax.]
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Dark-red or purple b. containing a relatively small amount of oxygen and a large amount of carbon dioxid. It is contained in the right cavities of the heart, in the systemic veins, and in the pulmonary artery of the adult; in the fetus, all the b. is venous or mixed, except that in the umbilical vein (see arterial b.). As compared with arterial b., venous b. contains from 8 to 12 per cent, less oxygen and 6 per cent, more carbon dioxid.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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