Capillary

[n] a tube of small internal diameter; holds liquid by capillary action
[n] any of the minute blood vessels connecting arterioles with venules
[adj] long and slender with a very small internal diameter; "a capillary tube"
[adj] (anatomy) "a capillary network"
[adj] relating to or involving capillarity; "capillary action"; "capillary attraction"

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Synonyms

capillary tube, capillary tubing, hairlike, thin

Related Terms

aorta, arterial, arteriole, artery, blood vessel, bristlelike, carotid, cirrose, cirrous, fibered, fibroid, fibrous, flagelliform, flossy, funicular, gossamery, hairlike, hairy, jugular vein, ligamental, portal vein, pulmonary artery, pulmonary vein, ropy