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postcapillary

postcapillary adjective: to the venous side of a capillary.

Adjective

postcapillary (not comparable)

  1. To the venous side of a capillary

Noun

postcapillary (plural postcapillaries)

  1. A venule immediately to the venous side of a capillary

Forms of postcapillary

pluralpostcapillaries

Origin of postcapillary

From post- + capillary.

Words formed from postcapillary

  • postcapillary venule

Questions about postcapillary

What does postcapillary mean?
Postcapillary means to the venous side of a capillary.
What part of speech is postcapillary?
Postcapillary can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near postcapillary in the dictionary

  1. postcanines
  2. postcaniniform
  3. postcanon
  4. postcanonical
  5. postcapillaries
  6. postcapillary
  7. postcapitalism
  8. postcapitalist
  9. postcapitalists
  10. postcapsulotomy
  11. postcaptain

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