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< venue
Venus >
ven·ule
(v
n
y
l, v
n
-)
KEY
NOUN:
A small vein, especially one joining capillaries to larger veins.
ETYMOLOGY:
Latin
v
nula
, diminutive of
v
na
,
vein
OTHER FORMS:
ven
u·lar
(-y
-l
r)
KEY
(Adjective)
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