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  • noun Plural form of venule.

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Examples

  • Whether through dehydration or bad luck, a few red blood cells had started to sickle, the crescent moon-shaped cells becoming lodged within the smaller venules, creating ischemia and prompting the sickling of other cells in turn.

    Between Expectations Md Meghan Maclean Weir 2011

  • Whether through dehydration or bad luck, a few red blood cells had started to sickle, the crescent moon-shaped cells becoming lodged within the smaller venules, creating ischemia and prompting the sickling of other cells in turn.

    Between Expectations Md Meghan Maclean Weir 2011

  • The smaller offshoots are fine venules, and unfortunately these can be a harbinger of possible underlying varicose veins.

    Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009

  • The smaller offshoots are fine venules, and unfortunately these can be a harbinger of possible underlying varicose veins.

    Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009

  • The smaller offshoots are fine venules, and unfortunately these can be a harbinger of possible underlying varicose veins.

    Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009

  • Unable to see that large arteries lead to tiny arterioles that lead to microscopic capillaries that lead to minute venules that lead to visible veins and then back to the heart in a closed loop, Galen could only guess that the blood pumped out of the heart drained into the tissues to “irrigate” them.

    The Edge of Evolution Michael J. Behe 2007

  • Unable to see that large arteries lead to tiny arterioles that lead to microscopic capillaries that lead to minute venules that lead to visible veins and then back to the heart in a closed loop, Galen could only guess that the blood pumped out of the heart drained into the tissues to “irrigate” them.

    The Edge of Evolution Michael J. Behe 2007

  • Unable to see that large arteries lead to tiny arterioles that lead to microscopic capillaries that lead to minute venules that lead to visible veins and then back to the heart in a closed loop, Galen could only guess that the blood pumped out of the heart drained into the tissues to “irrigate” them.

    The Edge of Evolution Michael J. Behe 2007

  • Unable to see that large arteries lead to tiny arterioles that lead to microscopic capillaries that lead to minute venules that lead to visible veins and then back to the heart in a closed loop, Galen could only guess that the blood pumped out of the heart drained into the tissues to “irrigate” them.

    The Edge of Evolution Michael J. Behe 2007

  • Minute blood vessels that connect the arterioles to the venules.

    Alcohol and The Addictive Brain Kenneth Blum 1991

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