- vein|ule
- vein|ule «VAY nyool», noun.a small vein; venule.╂[< French veinule, venule, learned borrowing from Latin vēnula (diminutive) < vēna vein. See etym. of doublet venule. (Cf. ↑venule)]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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ule — vein·ule; ven·ule; zon·ule; fer·ule; mod·ule; sched·ule; pic·ule; … English syllables
vein — de·vein; in·ter·vein; vein·al; vein; vein·er; vein·less; vein·let; vein·ous; vein·ule; vein·u·let; … English syllables
ven|ule — «VEHN yool», noun. 1. a small vein, especially one that begins at the capillaries and connects them with the larger veins. 2. a small vein in the wing of an insect; nervule. ╂[< Latin vēnula (diminutive) < vēna vein. See etym. of doublet… … Useful english dictionary
veinule — vein·ule … English syllables
venule — ven•ule [[t]ˈvɛn yul[/t]] n. 1) anat. bot zool. a small vein 2) ent one of the branches of a vein in the wing of an insect • Etymology: 1840–50; < L vēnula. See vein, ule ven′u•lar yə lər ven′u•lose ˌloʊsven′u•lous ləsadj … From formal English to slang
venule — venular, adj. /ven yoohl/, n. 1. a small vein. 2. one of the branches of a vein in the wing of an insect. Also, veinule, veinulet. [1840 50; < L venula little vein. See VEIN, ULE] * * * … Universalium
veinule — /vayn yoohl/, n. venule. Also, veinulet /vayn yeuh lit/. [VEIN + ULE] * * * … Universalium
veinule — [vān′yo͞ol΄] n. [ VEIN + ULE] VENULE … English World dictionary
lobule — A small lobe or subdivision of a lobe. SYN: lobulus [TA]. ala central l. [TA] SYN: wing of central l.. SYN: pars inferior alae lobuli centralis [TA], pars superior ali lobuli centralis [TA]. ansiform l. comprises the greater part of the … Medical dictionary
Venule — A little vein. Venules go from capillaries to veins, vessels that carry blood low in oxygen content from the body back to the heart. The deoxygenated form of hemoglobin (deoxyhemoglobin) makes the blood in veins and venules appear dark. Veins and … Medical dictionary
