Capillary
Related Definitions
[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"
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