venule

English - Turkish

Definition of venule in English Turkish dictionary

(Anatomi,Tıp) venül

Toplardamarcık, karadamarcık, venül

(Tıp) Toplardamarcık, karadamarcık, venül venula

English - English

Definition of venule in English English dictionary

A small vein, especially one that connects capillaries to a larger vein

one of the small branches of the veins of the wings in insects

{i} small vein (especially leading from the capillaries to the veins); small vein in the wing of an insect or in a leaf

a minute vein continuous with a capillary

A small vein; a veinlet; specifically Zoöl

Related Terms

stellate venule

a star-shaped group of venules in the renal cortex

Hyphenation

ven·ule

Synonyms

veinlet

Etymology

[ 'vEn-(")yü(&)l, 'ven- ] (noun.) circa 1850. Latin venula, diminutive of vena vein.