Veinulet
noun
1.
venule.
noun
1.
a small vein.
2.
one of the branches of a vein in the wing of an insect.
noun
1.
a less common spelling of venule
noun
1.
(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.
any of the branches of a vein in an insect’s wing
venule ven·ule (věn’yōōl, vēn’-)
n.
A small vein, especially one joining capillaries to larger veins. Also called capillary vein.
ven’u·lar (-yə-lər) adj.
venule
(věn’yl)
Any of the smaller veins that connect the capillaries to larger veins.
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