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perivenous

perivenous adjective: surrounding a vein.

Adjective

perivenous (not comparable)

  1. Surrounding a vein.

Origin of perivenous

From peri- + venous.

Words that rhyme with perivenous

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Questions about perivenous

What does perivenous mean?
Perivenous means surrounding a vein.
What part of speech is perivenous?
Perivenous is an adjective.

Words near perivenous in the dictionary

  1. perivascularity
  2. perivascularly
  3. perivasculature
  4. perivasculitis
  5. Periven
  6. perivenous
  7. periventricular
  8. periventricularly
  9. perivenular
  10. perivertebral
  11. perivesical

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