Associations to the word «Arteriovenous»

Wiktionary

ARTERIOVENOUS, adjective. Refers to the spatial relationship between the primary arteries and the primary veins of the heart.
ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA, noun. An abnormal connection between an artery and a vein
ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION, noun. (pathology) A congenital disorder in which arteries are connected directly to veins rather than through capillaries that distribute oxygen and nutrients. These connections, often called a nidus, can be extremely fragile and prone to bleeding.

Dictionary definition

ARTERIOVENOUS, adjective. Connecting an artery to a vein; "an arteriovenous fistula".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats