capillary 2
noundomain: body part
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
any of the minute blood vessels connecting arterioles with venules
Synonyms
- capillary vessel 1
any of the minute blood vessels connecting arterioles with venules
Hypernym
blood vessel 1
noun
a vessel in which blood circulates
EnglishHyponym
glomerulus 1
noun
a small intertwined group of capillaries in the malpighian body; it filters the blood during urine formation
tomentum 2
noun
a network of tiny blood vessels between the cerebral surface of the pia mater and the cerebral cortex
