venule

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noun

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

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veinletvenulacapillary vein
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Meanings

nounvenule (plural venules)

plural venules

  1. anatomyA small vein, especially one that connects capillaries to a larger vein.

    Synonyms: veinlet, venula

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA small vein, especially one that connects capillaries to a larger vein.

Similar
veinletvenula

More synonyms by meaning

nouna minute vein continuous with a capillary

Similar
venulacapillary vein
Broader
veinvenavenous blood vessel
Also see
veinletvenula

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian веничка
  • веничка (venička)a small vein, especially one that connects capillaries to a larger vein
Chinese Mandarin 微静脉
  • 微静脉 (wēijìngmài)a small vein, especially one that connects capillaries to a larger vein
Japanese 細静脈
  • 細静脈 (saijōmyaku)a small vein, especially one that connects capillaries to a larger vein
Russian венула
  • венула (venula)a small vein, especially one that connects capillaries to a larger vein
Tagalog malaugat-ugatan
  • malaugat-ugatana small vein, especially one that connects capillaries to a larger vein
Ukrainian ве́нула
  • ве́нула (vénula)a small vein, especially one that connects capillaries to a larger vein

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Leuven
Cite this entry
APA

venule. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/venule

MLA

“venule.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/venule. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “venule,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/venule.

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