/ Dictionary / Index A arteriovenous: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: ar•te•ri•o•ve•nous Pronunciation: (är-tēr"ē-ō-vē'nus), [key] — adj. Anat. of or pertaining to an artery and a vein; having characteristics of both arteries and veins. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: arteriovenous (Thesaurus) arteriotomy arteritis Related Content Daily Word Quiz: immense Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language