1. small veins that collect blood from capillaries and connect to larger veins
Usage: medical; anatomy

Examples

• The venules carry deoxygenated blood from the tissue capillaries.
• Blood flows from capillaries into venules before reaching the larger veins.
• The microscope revealed the intricate network of venules in the tissue sample.
• Venules have thinner walls than arterioles but thicker walls than capillaries.
• The anatomy textbook showed how venules merge to form larger collecting veins.
• During the dissection, students identified the venules draining blood from the organ.