arteriovenous

[ahr-teer-ee-oh-vee-nuh s] /ɑrˌtɪər i oʊˈvi nəs/

adjective, Anatomy

of or pertaining to an artery and a vein; having characteristics of both arteries and veins.

Origin

1875-80; arterio- + venous

Examples from the web for arteriovenous

Surgery may be performed for aneurysms or arteriovenous malformations that are bleeding.
My patient had been walking around for decades with an arteriovenous malformation in her head.

British Dictionary definitions for arteriovenous

/ɑːˌtɪərɪəʊˈviːnəs/

adjective

of, relating to, or affecting an artery and a vein

arteriovenous in Medicine

arteriovenous ar·te·ri·o·ve·nous (är-tēr'ē-ō-vē'nəs)
adj.

Abbr. AV Of, relating to, or connecting arteries and veins.