OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 11615

capillary

/kəˈpɪl.ə.ɹi/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
capilar
Any of the small blood vessels (from 5 to 10 micrometres/micrometers (μm) in diameter) that connect arteries to veins (They are the smallest blood vessels in the body: they convey blood between the arterioles and venules).
capilaria
A tube or channel having a very small internal diameter, through which liquid can rise or be drawn by capillary action.
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