Definition of "venule" [ven•ule]

• A small vein, especially one joining capillaries to larger veins. (noun)

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• "Just as the human body has different types of blood vessels arteries, veins, arterioles, venule, capillaries, an effective, usable transit system must be multimodal."
• "Connective tissue between venule and capillary filled with migrated leucocytes; e, e, Connective tissue with less infiltration; f,"
• "Fig. 19-9 sensory nerve ending living epidermal cells dead cell layer sebaceous gland capillaries arteriole venule hair follicle muscle (pulls hair upright) sweat gland hair shaft epidermis dermis subdermal connective and adipose tissue capillary bed"