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ven⋅ule

  [ven-yool]
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–noun
1. a small vein.
2. one of the branches of a vein in the wing of an insect.
Also, veinule, veinulet.

Origin:
1840–50; < L vēnula little vein. See vein, -ule

Related forms:
ven⋅u⋅lar, adjective
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ven·ule   (věn'yōōl, 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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Main Entry: ve·nule
Pronunciation: 'vEn-(")yü(&)l, 'ven-
Function: noun
: a small vein; especially : any of the minute veinsconnecting the capillaries with the larger systemic veins
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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venule ven·ule (věn'y&oomacr;l, vēn'-)
n.
A small vein, especially one joining capillaries to larger veins. Also called capillary vein.

ven'u·lar (-yə-lər) adj.

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