ven·ule (v n y l, v n-)n. A small vein, especially one joining capillaries to larger veins. [Latin v nula, diminutive of vna, vein.]ven u·lar (-y -lr) adj. |
venule [ˈvɛnjuːl]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy any of the small branches of a vein that receives oxygen-depleted blood from the capillaries and returns it to the heart via the venous system
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) any of the branches of a vein in an insect's wing
[from Latin vēnula diminutive of vēna vein]
venular [ˈvɛnjʊlə] adj
| venule (vnyl) Any of the smaller veins that connect the capillaries to larger veins. |
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| Noun | 1. |  venule - a minute vein continuous with a capillaryepiscleral veins, venae episclerales - small veins in the sclera near the corneal margin; empty into the anterior ciliary veins stellate venule - a star-shaped group of venules in the renal cortex vein, vena, venous blood vessel - a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart; "all veins except the pulmonary vein carry unaerated blood" |
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