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capillaries

capillaries is the plural of capillary.

Meaning of capillary

Noun

capillary (plural capillaries)

  1. 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).
  2. 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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Phrases with capillaries

Questions about capillaries

What is capillaries the plural of?
Capillaries is the plural of capillary.

Words near capillaries in the dictionary

  1. capillarectasia
  2. capillariasis
  3. capillaric
  4. capillarid
  5. capillarids
  6. capillaries
  7. capillarigation
  8. capillariid
  9. capillariids
  10. capillarily
  11. capillarimetry

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