CAPILLARIES

Meaning of CAPILLARIES in English

tiny blood vessels that form the most distal part of the circulatory system. Arteries branch into ever smaller vessels, finally ending in the capillaries, which connect with the smallest branches of the veins. Capillaries deliver oxygen and nutrients to and remove waste products from the body's cells.

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CAPILLARIES — Capillaries are tiny blood vessels that distribute blood from arteries to the tissues of the body. They are part of …
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CAPILLARIES — Капилляры
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CIRCULATION — Process by which nutrients, respiratory gases, and metabolic products are transported throughout the body. In humans, blood remains within a …
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CAPILLARY — Any of the minute blood vessels that form networks where the arterial and venous circulation (see artery , vein ) …
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PORTAL SYSTEM — Anat. 1. a vascular arrangement in which blood from the capillaries of one organ is transported to the capillaries of …
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GLOMERULUS — — glomerular , adj. /gloh mer"yeuh leuhs, gleuh-/ , n. , pl. glomeruli /-luy'/ . Anat. 1. a compact cluster …
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CAPILLARY — /kap"euh ler'ee/ , adj., n., pl. capillaries . adj. 1. pertaining to or occurring in or as if in a …
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TELANGIECTASIA — n. dilated dermal capillaries; widening of capillaries
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CAPILLARY — [ kə'pɪləri ] ■ noun ( plural capillaries ) 1》 Anatomy any of the fine branching blood vessels that form …
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CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM — in humans, organ system that conveys blood through vessels to and from all parts of the body, carrying nutrients and …
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CAPILLARY — in human physiology, any of the minute blood vessels that form networks throughout the bodily tissues; it is through the …
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KROGH, AUGUST — born Nov. 15, 1874, Gren, Den. died Sept. 13, 1949, Copenhagen Krogh in full Schack August Steenberg Krogh Danish physiologist …
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CAPILLARY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES capillary action EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Blood fills the space and clots, capillaries grow into …
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CAPILLARY — капилляр; капиллярный - arterial capillaries - excretory capillaries - venous capillaries
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CAPILLARY — капилляр; капиллярный - arterial capillaries - excretory capillaries - venous capillaries
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