capillaries

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English

Definitions

noun

A narrow tube.
Any of the small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins.

Related words

Synonyms

bloodvessels microvasculature vasculature venules arterioles sinusoids vasa vessels microcirculation capillary vessel capillarity blood vessels capillary tube capillary action blood vessel arteriolar

Associated

arteriole glomerulus alveoli recta filtrate villi capillary dermis efferent tubule choroid endothelial

Rhymes

contemporaries luminaries adversaries mercenaries emissaries caries aries canaries beneficiaries intermediaries

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