Venule

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Venule \Ven"ule\ (v[e^]n"[-u]l), n. [L. venula, dim. from vena
     vein.]
     A small vein; a veinlet; specifically (Zool.), one of the
     small branches of the veins of the wings in insects.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  venule
       n : a minute vein continuous with a capillary [syn: {venula}, {capillary
           vein}]