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Definition of Capillary

1. Noun. A tube of small internal diameter; holds liquid by capillary action.

2. Adjective. Of or relating to hair.

3. Noun. Any of the minute blood vessels connecting arterioles with venules.

4. Adjective. Long and slender with a very small internal diameter. "A capillary tube"

Definition of Capillary

1. 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.

2. n. A tube or vessel, extremely fine or minute.

Definition of Capillary

1. [n -RIES]

Medical Definition of Capillary

1. 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 capillare. Origin: L. Capillaris = hair like (16 Dec 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Capillary

Capillaria hepatica Capillaria philippinensis Capillaria plica capillaries capillaries capillariomotor capillarioscopy capillarities capillaritis capillarity

capillarity capillaron capillaropathy capillaroscopy capillary (current term) capillary (current term) capillary action capillary action capillary angioma capillary arteriole

capillary artery capillary attraction capillary bed capillary bed capillary circulation capillary drainage capillary electrophoresis capillary fracture capillary fracture capillary fragility

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