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capillary vein

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Noun1.capillary vein - a minute vein continuous with a capillarycapillary vein - a minute vein continuous with a capillary
episcleral veins, venae episclerales - small veins in the sclera near the corneal margin; empty into the anterior ciliary veins
stellate venule - a star-shaped group of venules in the renal cortex
vein, vena, venous blood vessel - a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart; "all veins except the pulmonary vein carry unaerated blood"


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SPIDER VEINS Another sign of liver disease is the spider naevus - a central capillary vein with several fine blood vessels running from it, a bit like a spider's legs.
In the majority of the capillaries and capillary veins the endothelium in the earliest stages shows various quantities of unevenly sized carbon particles, single or in clusters, sticking to the free surface of the protoplasm.
 
 
 
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