venular

Variant of venule

venule definition

ven·ule (ven′yo̵̅o̅l′)

noun

  1. Anat. a small vein; veinlet
  2. Biol. any of the small branches of a vein in a leaf or in the wing of an insect

Etymology: L venula, dim. of vena, vein

Related Forms:

  • venular ven′u·lar (-yo̵̅o̅ lər) adjective
  • venulose ven′u·lose′ (-yo̵̅o̅ lōs′) adjective

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