VENULE

venule, venula, capillary vein

(noun) a minute vein continuous with a capillary

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

venule (plural venules)

(anatomy) A small vein, especially one that connects capillaries to a larger vein.

Synonyms

• veinlet

Anagrams

• Leuven

Source: Wiktionary


Ven"ule, n. Etym: [L. venula, dim. from vena vein.]

Definition: A small vein; a veinlet; specifically (Zoöl.), one of the small branches of the veins of the wings in insects.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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