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ven·ule
(vĕn′yo͞ol, vēn′-)n.
A small vein, especially one joining capillaries to larger veins.
[Latin vēnula, diminutive of vēna, vein.]
ven′u·lar (-yə-lər) adj.
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venule
(ˈvɛnjuːl)n
1. (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. (Zoology) any of the branches of a vein in an insect's wing
[C19: from Latin vēnula diminutive of vēna vein]
venular, venulous adj
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ven•ule
(ˈvɛn yul)n.
1. a small vein.
2. one of the branches of a vein in the wing of an insect.
ven′u•lar (-yə lər) ven′u•lose` (-ˌloʊs) ven′u•lous (-ləs) adj.
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venule
A small vein.
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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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ven·ule
n. vénula, vena diminuta que conecta los vasos capilares con venas mayores.
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venule
n vénulaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.