"stellate venule" ba kalma ba ce da za ku samu a daidaitaccen ƙamus na Turanci. Duk da haka, a cikin mahallin likita, "stellate venule" yana nufin wani nau'i na ƙananan jini da aka samo a cikin hanta da aka sani da "jijiya ta tsakiya" ko "venule ta tsakiya." Ana kiran waɗannan jiragen ruwa ne saboda suna da siffa mai siffar tauraro ko kuma “stellate” idan an duba su a ƙarƙashin na’urar hangen nesa. Suna taka muhimmiyar rawa a cikin aikin hanta, saboda suna karɓar jini daga jijiya na hanta da kuma portal vein kuma suna taimakawa wajen rarraba abinci mai gina jiki da oxygen zuwa ƙwayoyin hanta.