arteriovenous
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Related to arteriovenous: arteriovenous anastomosis, arteriovenous fistula, arteriovenous nicking, arteriovenous shunt
arteriovenous
[ahr-te″re-o-ve´nus]both arterial and venous; pertaining to both artery and vein.
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ar·te·ri·o·ve·nous (AV),
(ar-tēr'ē-ō-vē'nŭs),Relating to both an artery and a vein or to both arteries and veins in general; both arterial and venous, as an "AV anastomosis."
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arteriovenous
(är-tîr′ē-ō-vē′nəs)adj.
Of, relating to, or connecting both arteries and veins.
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ar·te·ri·o·ve·nous
(A-V, AV) (ahr-tēr'ē-ō-vē'nŭs)Relating to both an artery and a vein or to both arteries and veins in general; both arterial and venous, as an "arteriovenous (A-V) anastomosis."
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ar·te·ri·o·ve·nous
(AV) (ahr-tēr'ē-ō-vē'nŭs)Relating to both an artery and a vein or both arteries and veins in general.
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