ven|ule

ven|ule
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 veinule. (Cf.veinule)]

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