venule
noun
- Anat. a small vein; veinlet
- Biol. any of the small branches of a vein in a leaf or in the wing of an insect
See venule in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(vĕnˈyo͞ol, vēnˈ-)
noun A small vein, especially one joining capillaries to larger veins.
Related Forms:
- venˈu·lar (-yə-lər) adjective
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