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capillary
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cap·il·lar·y  (kp-lr)
adj.
1. Relating to or resembling a hair; fine and slender.
2. Having a very small internal diameter: a capillary tube.
3. Anatomy Of or relating to the capillaries.
4. Physics Of or relating to capillarity.
n. pl. cap·il·lar·ies
1. Anatomy One of the minute blood vessels that connect arterioles and venules. These blood vessels form an intricate network throughout the body for the interchange of various substances, such as oxygen and carbon dioxide, between blood and tissue cells.
2. A tube with a very small internal diameter.

[From Latin capillris, from capillus, hair.]

capillary [kəˈpɪlərɪ]
adj
1. resembling a hair; slender
2. (Physics / General Physics) (of tubes) having a fine bore
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy of or relating to any of the delicate thin-walled blood vessels that form an interconnecting network between the arterioles and the venules
4. (Physics / General Physics) Physics of or relating to capillarity
n pl -laries
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy any of the capillary blood vessels
2. (Physics / General Physics) a fine hole or narrow passage in any substance
[from Latin capillāris, from capillus hair]

capillary  (kp-lr)
Any of the tiny blood vessels that connect the smallest arteries (arterioles) to the smallest veins (venules). Capillaries form a network throughout the body for the exchange of oxygen, metabolic waste products, and carbon dioxide between blood and tissue cells.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.capillarycapillary - a tube of small internal diameter; holds liquid by capillary action
thermometer - measuring instrument for measuring temperature
tube, tubing - conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
2.capillarycapillary - any of the minute blood vessels connecting arterioles with venules
glomerulus - a small intertwined group of capillaries in the malpighian body; it filters the blood during urine formation
tomentum cerebri, tomentum - a network of tiny blood vessels between the cerebral surface of the pia mater and the cerebral cortex
blood vessel - a vessel in which blood circulates
Adj.1.capillary - of or relating to hair
2.capillary - long and slender with a very small internal diameter; "a capillary tube"
thin - of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section; "thin wire"; "a thin chiffon blouse"; "a thin book"; "a thin layer of paint"
Translations
capillary [kəˈpɪlərɪ]
A. ADJcapilar
B. Ncapilar m

capillary [kəˈpɪləri] ncapillaire m

capillary
adjkapillar, Kapillar-; capillary attraction or actionKapillarwirkung f
nKapillare f, → Kapillargefäß nt

capillary [kəˈpɪlərɪ] adj & ncapillare (m)
capillary [kəˈpɪlərɪ] adj & ncapillare (m)

capillary
n capillary [kəˈpiləri, (American ) ˈkӕpəleri]
a tube with a very small diameter, especially (in plural) the tiny vessels that join veins to arteries. haarbuisie أُنْبوب شَعْري капилярен съд kapilára hårkar; kapillar das Kapillargefäß τριχοειδές αγγείο capilar kapillaar لولۀ بسیار باریک؛ مویرگ hiussuoni capillaire נִים केशिका kapilara kapilláris kapiler hárpípa; háræðar capillare 毛細管 모세관 kapiliaras kapilārs kapilari haarvat kapillar, hårrør naczynie włoskowate capilar vas capilar капилляр kapilára kapilara kapilar hårrörskärl, kapillär หลอดที่มีมาตรวัดขนาดเล็ก kılcal damar 毛細管 капіляр باریک ، شعری mao mạch


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