Capillary
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| Capillary | |
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| Term | Capillary |
| Short definition | capillary - (pronounced) (KA-pih-layer-ee) The smallest type of blood vessel. A capillary connects an arteriole (small artery) to a venole (small vein) to form a network of blood vessels in almost every part of the body. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
capillary - (pronounced) (KA-pih-layer-ee) The smallest type of blood vessel. A capillary connects an arteriole (small artery) to a venole (small vein) to form a network of blood vessels in almost every part of the body. The wall of a capillary is thin and leaky, and capillaries are involved in the exchange of liquids and gases between tissue and blood
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