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venous
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venous
1. Physiol of or relating to the blood circulating in the veins
2. of or relating to the veins


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An autopsy found the 49-year-old Longshore suffered a pulmonary embolus, a blood clot in the lungs due to a deep venous thrombosis in his leg.
If venous thrombosis is suspected, ultrasonography, CT, venography, or magnetic resonance venography should be performed to confirm the diagnosis.
Deep venous thrombosis strikes roughly 1 in 100 elderly people, causing pain and swelling, usually in a leg.
 
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