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    Capillary
    Capillary: One of the tiny blood vessels that connect the arterioles (the smallest divisions of the arteries) and the venules (the smallest divisions of the veins). The capillaries form a fine network in many parts of the body. Although minute, the capillaries are a site where much action takes plac...
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    capillary
    The small blood vessels that link arterioles with venules. Lumen may be formed within a single endothelial cell, and have a diameter less than that of an erythrocyte, which must deform to pass through. Blood flow through capillaries can be regulated by precapillary sphincters, and each capillary pro...
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    Capillary
    Cap'il·la·ry (kăp'ĭl*la*rȳ or kȧ*pĭl'lȧ*rȳ; 277) adjective [ Latin capillaris , from capillus hair. Confer Capillaire .] 1. Resembling a hair; fine; minute; very slende...
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    Capillary
    Cap'il·la·ry noun ; plural Capillaries 1. A tube or vessel, extremely fine or minute. 2. (Anat.) A minute, thin-walled vessel; particularly one of the smallest blood vessels connecting arteries and veins, but used ...
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    capillary
    <anatomy> Any one of the minute vessels that connect the arterioles and venules, forming a network in nearly all parts of the body. Their walls act as semipermeable membranes for the interchange of various substances, including fluids, between the blood and tissue fluid. ... Synonym: vas capil...
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    capillary
    hairlike adjective long and slender with a very small internal diameter; `a capillary tube`
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    capillary
    adjective of or relating to hair
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    capillary
    capillary vessel noun any of the minute blood vessels connecting arterioles with venules
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    capillary
    capillary tube noun a tube of small internal diameter; holds liquid by capillary action
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    capillary
    (kap´ĭ-lar″e) pertaining to or resembling a hair. in the circulatory system, one of the minute vessels connecting arterioles and venules, the walls of which act as a semipermeable membrane for interchange of various substances between the blood and tissue fluid. Capillary walls consist o...
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    Capillary
    • (n.) A tube or vessel, extremely fine or minute. • (a.) Pertaining to capillary tubes or vessels; as, capillary action. • (a.) Resembling a hair; fine; minute; very slender; having minute tubes or interspaces; having very small bore; as, the capillary vessels of animals and plants. ...
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    capillary
    in human physiology, any of the minute blood vessels that form networks throughout the bodily tissues; it is through the capillaries that oxygen, ... [14 related articles]
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    capillary
    (L. capillaris hair-like) any one of the minute vessels that connect the arterioles and venules, forming a network in nearly all parts of the body. Their walls act as semipermeable membranes for the interchange of various substances, including fluids, between the blood and tissue fluid; called also ...
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