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retrovenous

retrovenous adjective: in a direction opposed to that of venous blood.

Adjective

retrovenous (not comparable)

  1. In a direction opposed to that of venous blood

Origin of retrovenous

From retro- + venous.

Words that rhyme with retrovenous

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Questions about retrovenous

What does retrovenous mean?
Retrovenous means in a direction opposed to that of venous blood.
What part of speech is retrovenous?
Retrovenous is an adjective.

Words near retrovenous in the dictionary

  1. retrovaccinations
  2. retrovaccine
  3. retrovascular
  4. retrovector
  5. retrovectors
  6. retrovenous
  7. retroventral
  8. retroventrally
  9. retroverse
  10. retroversioflexion
  11. retroversioflexions

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