Path. [ad. mod.L. vēnōsitās: see VENOSE a. and -ITY.] The state of being venous; spec. of the blood (see VENOUS a. 2 b).
1855. Dunglison, Med. Lex. (ed. 12), Venosity, a condition in which, it has been supposed, the blood is moved slowly; is more venous; and the venous blood itself in greater quantity.
1874. Jones & Sieveking, Pathol. Anat., 42. The venosity of the blood is marked.
1896. Allbutt’s Syst. Med., I. 333. Abdominal venosity is a prominent feature of many chronic ailments.
