| NOUN | body | venula, venule, capillary vein | a minute vein continuous with a capillary |
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| Meaning | A minute vein continuous with a capillary. | |
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| Synonyms | venule, capillary vein | |
| Narrower | episcleral veins, venae episclerales | small veins in the sclera near the corneal margin |
| stellate venule | A star-shaped group of venules in the renal cortex | |
| Broader | vein, vena, venous blood vessel | A blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart |
| Spanish | vena capilar, venula, vénula | |
| Catalan | vènula | |
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