venula

A noun referring to a very small vein that connects capillaries to larger veins in the circulatory system.

• 🇩🇪Eine sehr kleine Vene, die Kapillaren mit größeren Venen im Blutkreislauf verbindet.

1. Small vein C2 formal medical

   A minute vein that connects capillaries to larger veins in the circulatory system.

   • The venula carries deoxygenated blood from the capillary bed.
   • In the retina, each venula drains into a larger retinal vein.
   • Damage to a venula can cause localized bleeding in the tissue.

   🇩🇪Venula

   Synonyme: venule

• venulae plural form
• venulae's possessive plural form
• venula's possessive singular form