Sep 25, 2024 · 1. a minute thin-walled vessel of the body; especially : any of the smallest blood vessels connecting arterioles with venules and forming networks throughout ...

Sep 22, 2024 · A capillary is a small blood vessel, from 5 to 10 micrometres in diameter, and is part of the microcirculation system. Capillaries are microvessels and the ...

Oct 2, 2024 · CAPILLARY meaning: 1. a very thin tube, especially one of the smaller tubes that carry blood around the body 2. a very…. Learn more.

4 days ago · Capillary, in human physiology, any of the minute blood vessels that form networks throughout the bodily tissues.

Oct 7, 2024 · 1. resembling a hair; slender 2. (of tubes) having a fine bore 3. anatomy of or relating to any of the delicate thin-walled blood vessels.

Oct 2, 2024 · a very thin tube that carries blood around the body, connecting arteries to veins. (Definition of capillary from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary)

Sep 24, 2024 · Capillarity, rise or depression of a liquid in a small passage such as a tube of small cross-sectional area, like the spaces between the fibres of a towel.

Oct 7, 2024 · a phenomenon caused by surface tension and resulting in the distortion, elevation, or depression of the surface of a liquid in contact with a solid.

Oct 5, 2024 · Key Points. Capillary exchange refers to the exchange of material from the blood into the tissues in the capillary. There are three mechanisms that ...

7 days ago · Capillary pumping refers to the movement of liquids through narrow channels due to capillary action, which is the ability of a liquid to flow in narrow spaces ...