Definitions for venuleˈvɛn yul
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ven•uleˈvɛn yul(n.)
a small vein.
Category: Anatomy, Botany, Zoology
one of the branches of a vein in the wing of an insect.
Category: Entomology
Origin of venule:
1840–50; < L vēnula. See vein , -ule
ven′u•lar-yə lər; -ˌloʊs; -ləs(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
venule, venula, capillary vein(noun)
a minute vein continuous with a capillary
Wiktionary
venule(Noun)
A small vein, especially one that connects capillaries to a larger vein.
Webster Dictionary
Venule(noun)
a small vein; a veinlet; specifically (Zool.), one of the small branches of the veins of the wings in insects
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