venules

[ven-yool]

ven·ule

[ven-yool]
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; < Latin vēnula little vein. See vein, -ule

ven·u·lar, adjective
in·ter·ven·u·lar, adjective
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venule   (věn'yl)  Pronunciation Key 
Any of the smaller veins that connect the capillaries to larger veins.
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