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venistasis

venistasis noun: a condition of slow blood supply, usually to the limbs.

Noun

venistasis (uncountable)

  1. A condition of slow blood supply, usually to the limbs.
    • A patient with venistasis might be more vulnerable to the formation of blood clots due to long periods of immobility such as when driving for long distances.

Origin of venistasis

From veni- + -stasis.

Questions about venistasis

What does venistasis mean?
Venistasis means a condition of slow blood supply, usually to the limbs.
What part of speech is venistasis?
Venistasis is a noun.

Words near venistasis in the dictionary

  1. venison
  2. venisonburger
  3. venisonburgers
  4. venisonlike
  5. venisons
  6. venistasis
  7. venisuture
  8. Venit
  9. Venite
  10. Venitian
  11. venitive

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