venule Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a minute vein continuous with a capillary
    capillary vein; venula.

WordNet

Ven"ule noun
Etymology
L. venula, dim. from vena vein.
Definitions
  1. A small vein; a veinlet; specifically (Zoöl.), one of the small branches of the veins of the wings in insects.

Webster 1913