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(satellite adjective) long and slender with a very small internal diameter; "a capillary tube" |
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Synonyms: hairlike |
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(noun) a tube of small internal diameter; holds liquid by capillary action |
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Synonyms: capillary tube, capillary tubing |
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Related Words: tube, tubing |
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(adjective) (anatomy) "a capillary network" |
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(adjective) relating to or involving capillarity; "capillary action"; "capillary attraction" |
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(noun) any of the minute blood vessels connecting arterioles with venules |
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Related Words: blood vessel, glomerulus, tomentum, tomentum cerebri |
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