Venula (Noun)
Meaning
A minute vein continuous with a capillary.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- The venula collected blood from the capillaries in the tissue and merged with other venules to form a larger vein.
- A network of venules converged to form a single larger vessel that carried deoxygenated blood back to the heart.
- The smallest venula was less than a millimeter in diameter but played a crucial role in returning blood to the circulation.
- A scanning electron micrograph of the tissue revealed a dense network of capillaries and venules that supplied the tissue with oxygen and nutrients.
- Blood from the capillary beds flowed into the venula, which gradually increased in diameter as it collected blood from other venules.