Verheyen stars

ven·u·lae stel·la·tae

the star-shaped groups of venules in the renal cortex.

Synonym(s): stellate veins, stellate venules, stellulae verheyenii, Verheyen stars

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Verheyen stars

(fĕr-hī′ĕn)

[Philippe Verheyen, Flemish anatomist, 1648–1710]

Stellate veins.

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Verheyen,

Philippe, Flemish anatomist, 1648-1710.

stellulae verheyenii - Synonym(s): venulae stellatae

Verheyen stars - the star-shaped groups of venules in the renal cortex. Synonym(s): venulae stellatae

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