CapillaryWordNet Explorer

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adjective

long and slender with a very small internal diameter

Words in this synset: hairlike
adjective

of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section

noun

a tube of small internal diameter; holds liquid by capillary action

Words in this synset: capillary_tube, capillary_tubing
noun

conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases

noun

measuring instrument for measuring temperature

noun

any of the minute blood vessels connecting arterioles with venules

Words in this synset: capillary_vessel
noun

a vessel in which blood circulates

noun

a small intertwined group of capillaries in the malpighian body; it filters the blood during urine formation

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