arteriovenous
adjective
ar·te·rio·ve·nous är-ˌtir-ē-ō-ˈvē-nəs 
: of, relating to, or connecting the arteries and veins
an arteriovenous fistula
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The man with factor IX levels of 280% was one of two participants to get the highest dosage and had a serious adverse event of arteriovenous fistula thrombosis, a type of blood clotting. 
Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 22 July 2022 Doctors diagnosed him with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, leading him to receive electroshock therapy, before he was treated for an arteriovenous malformation in his brain. BostonGlobe.com, 3 Nov. 2021 Doctors diagnosed him with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, leading him to receive electroshock therapy, before he was treated for an arteriovenous malformation in his brain. Washington Post, 3 Nov. 2021 The patient had an arteriovenous malformation, a tangle of blood vessels that increases the risk of stroke. Laura Helmuth, Scientific American, 10 May 2021 The company's Ellipsys Vascular Access System is an endovascular approach to create arteriovenous (AV) fistula for patients with end-stage renal disease undergoing dialysis. Patrick Kennedy, Star Tribune, 2 Oct. 2020 Kemm lost the use of her left hand after undergoing radiation treatment for a brain arteriovenous malformation (AVM), a rare condition in which there is a tangle of abnormal blood vessels connecting arteries in the brain. Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 30 July 2020 The rare condition, an arteriovenous malformation, causes blood vessels in the brain to form abnormally, leaving them vulnerable to tears that can cause the brain or spine to hemorrhage, according to Mayo Clinic. Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com, 25 Sep. 2019 During his sophomore season Ball was diagnosed with a rare congenital condition known as arteriovenous malformation (AVM), where the brain’s blood vessels get tangled and rupture. Jonathan Jones, SI.com, 10 Sep. 2019 See More
Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 22 July 2022 Doctors diagnosed him with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, leading him to receive electroshock therapy, before he was treated for an arteriovenous malformation in his brain. BostonGlobe.com, 3 Nov. 2021 Doctors diagnosed him with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, leading him to receive electroshock therapy, before he was treated for an arteriovenous malformation in his brain. Washington Post, 3 Nov. 2021 The patient had an arteriovenous malformation, a tangle of blood vessels that increases the risk of stroke. Laura Helmuth, Scientific American, 10 May 2021 The company's Ellipsys Vascular Access System is an endovascular approach to create arteriovenous (AV) fistula for patients with end-stage renal disease undergoing dialysis. Patrick Kennedy, Star Tribune, 2 Oct. 2020 Kemm lost the use of her left hand after undergoing radiation treatment for a brain arteriovenous malformation (AVM), a rare condition in which there is a tangle of abnormal blood vessels connecting arteries in the brain. Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 30 July 2020 The rare condition, an arteriovenous malformation, causes blood vessels in the brain to form abnormally, leaving them vulnerable to tears that can cause the brain or spine to hemorrhage, according to Mayo Clinic. Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com, 25 Sep. 2019 During his sophomore season Ball was diagnosed with a rare congenital condition known as arteriovenous malformation (AVM), where the brain’s blood vessels get tangled and rupture. Jonathan Jones, SI.com, 10 Sep. 2019 See More Word History
Etymology
arterio- + venous
First Known Use
1740, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
arteriovenous
adjective
ar·te·rio·ve·nous är-ˌtir-ē-ō-ˈvē-nəs
: of, relating to, or connecting the arteries and veins
arteriovenous anastomoses