Venule

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A small vein, especially one joining capillaries to larger veins.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A small vein, especially one that connects capillaries to a larger vein.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A small vein; a veinlet; specifically (Zoöl.), one of the small branches of the veins of the wings in insects.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A small vein; a veinlet; in entomology, same as nervule.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a minute vein continuous with a capillary
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    vena    venous blood vessel    vein   
    Form
    venular   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    veinlet