CAPILLARY VEIN

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A minute vein continuous with a capillary

Synonyms:

capillary vein; venula; venule

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("capillary vein" is a kind of...):

vein; vena; venous blood vessel (a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "capillary vein"):

episcleral veins; venae episclerales (small veins in the sclera near the corneal margin; empty into the anterior ciliary veins)

stellate venule (a star-shaped group of venules in the renal cortex)