endovenous

English

Etymology

endo- +‎ venous

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -iːnəs

Adjective

endovenous (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) Inside a vein.
    • 2009 September 10, Camille Sweeney, “Removing the Web of Spider Veins”, in New York Times‎:
      “What usually happens is someone comes in for endovenous treatments for larger veins and a lot of times they’ll say, ‘While you’re at it, take a look at these smaller veins and let me know if you can do anything about them,’ ” Dr. Zelickson said.
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