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capillary

noun

1 capillary

A tube of small internal diameter; holds liquid by capillary action.

synonyms: capillary tube, capillary tubing.

2 capillary

Any of the minute blood vessels connecting arterioles with venules.

synonym: capillary vessel.

Dutch: haarvat
Polish: naczynia włosowate, naczynia kapilarne, kapilary

adjective

1 capillary

Of or relating to hair.

Roget 205: filamentous, filamentiferous, filaceous, filiform; fibrous, fibrillous; thread-like, wiry, stringy, ropy; capillary, capilliform; funicular, wire-drawn; ... show more

Polish: włosowy

2 capillary

Long and slender with a very small internal diameter:
— A capillary tube.

synonym: hairlike.

Polish: włosowaty


Moby thesaurus: aorta, arterial, arteriole, artery, blood vessel, bristlelike, carotid, cirrose, cirrous, fibered, fibroid, fibrous, flagelliform, flossy, funicular, gossamery, hairlike, hairy, jugular vein, ligamental ... show more.

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