| nasal venous arch | An arch formed at the root of the nose by the two supratrochlear veins connected by a transverse vein. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| plantar venous arch | The arch formed by the plantar digital veins from the toes which accompanies the plantar arterial arch. Synonym: arcus venosus plantaris. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| superficial palmar venous arch | The venous arch accompanying the superficial palmar arterial arch it consists usually of paired venae comitantes and is drained by the superficial ulnar and radial veins. Synonym: arcus venosus palmaris superficialis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| deep palmar venous arch | The venous arch that accompanies the deep palmar arterial arch it usually consists of paired venae comitantes. Synonym: arcus venosus palmaris profundus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dorsal venous arch of foot | The arch in the subcutaneous tissue of the dorsum of the foot formed by the dorsal and digital veins; it unites medially with the dorsal vein of the great toe to form the great saphenous vein, and laterally with the dorsal vein of the little toe to form the small saphenous. Synonym: arcus venosus dorsalis pedis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| jugular venous arch | A connecting vein between the two anterior jugular veins in the suprasternal space. Synonym: arcus venosus juguli. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nasal arch | Bridge of the nose, the upward arching roof of the piriform aperture formed by the nasal processes of the maxilla of each side and the nasal bones between them. Eyeglasses rest centrally on various portions of this arch. (05 Mar 2000) |
| batson venous plexus | <radiology> Paravertebral venous plexus, can carry tumour emboli directly to brain from pelvis or abdomen (12 Dec 1998) |
| vaginal venous plexus | The plexus of veins that surrounds the vagina. Synonym: plexus venosus vaginalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| venous | <anatomy> Of or pertaining to the veins. Origin: L. Venosus (18 Nov 1997) |
| venous angioma | <radiology> Caput medusae, wedge-shaped appearance with its base at the meninges and its apex directed toward the ventricles, prominent medullary vein drains into a markedly enlarged transcortical cerebral vein, angiogram: normal arterial phase without AV shunting (12 Dec 1998) |
| venous angle | The junction of the internal jugular and subclavian veins, toward which converge the external and the anterior jugular and the vertebral veins, the thoracic duct in the left angle and the right lymphatic duct in the right angle. Synonym: Pirogoff's angle. In neuroradiology, the angle of union of the superior thalamostriate vein (vena terminalis) with the internal cerebral vein, usually closely behind the interventricular foramen of Monro. (05 Mar 2000) |
| venous artery | Origin, right ventricle of heart; distribution, it divides into the right pulmonary artery and the left pulmonary artery, which enter the corresponding lungs and branch along with the segmental bronchi. Synonym: truncus pulmonalis, arteria pulmonalis, pulmonary artery, venous artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| venous blood | Blood which has passed through the capillaries of various tissues, except the lungs, and is found in the veins, the right chambers of the heart, and the pulmonary arteries; it is usually dark red as a result of a lower content of oxygen. (05 Mar 2000) |
| venous capillary | A capillary opening into a venule. (05 Mar 2000) |
| venous circle of mammary gland | areolar venous plexus |