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capillary en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈkæpɪˌlɛɹi/ (General-American)
• /ˈkæpɪˌlɛɹi/ (Canada)
• /kəˈpɪl.ə.ɹi/ (Canada)
• (US) audio
• /käˈpɪʎä.ɾi/ (Philippines)
• /ˈkæpəˌlɛri/ (General-American)
• /kəˈpɪl.ə.ɹi/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
• /käˈpɪʎä.ɹi/ (Philippines)

Etymology

From Latin capillāris (“pertaining to the hair”), from capillus (“the hair, properly of the head”), from caput (“head”).

Meanings

1. Resembling or pertaining to hair, especially in slenderness or fineness.
2. Of or pertaining to a narrow tube.
3. Of, relating to, or caused by surface tension.
4. Of or relating to capillaries in the body or to capillary action.

Forms

Deriveds

pseudocapillary · capillary bed · microcapillary · polycapillary · extracapillary · thermocapillary · venocapillary · capillaritis · nanocapillary · pericapillary · neurocapillary · capillaric · electrocapillary · endocapillary · elastocapillary · juxtacapillary · exocapillary · alveolocapillary · megacapillary · capillarization · arteriocapillary · cerebrocapillary · intercapillary · multicapillary · midcapillary · transcapillary · precapillary · intracapillary · choriocapillary · capillarily · optocapillary · capillary refill · postcapillary · noncapillary · neocapillary · magnetocapillary · vasocapillary

capillary en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈkæpɪˌlɛɹi/ (General-American)
• /ˈkæpɪˌlɛɹi/ (Canada)
• /kəˈpɪl.ə.ɹi/ (Canada)
• (US) audio
• /käˈpɪʎä.ɾi/ (Philippines)
• /ˈkæpəˌlɛri/ (General-American)
• /kəˈpɪl.ə.ɹi/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
• /käˈpɪʎä.ɹi/ (Philippines)

Etymology

From Latin capillāris (“pertaining to the hair”), from capillus (“the hair, properly of the head”), from caput (“head”).

Meanings

1. Any of the small blood vessels (from 5 to 10 micrometres/micrometers (μm) in diameter) that connect arteries to veins (They are the smallest blood vessels in the body: they convey blood between the arterioles and venules).
2. A tube or channel having a very small internal diameter, through which liquid can rise or be drawn by capillary action.

Forms

Deriveds

capillarity · peritubular capillary · capillary action · capillary wave

Relateds

artery · vein · circulatory system

Translations (98)

fr capillaire (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · sl kapilara (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · el τριχοειδές αγγείο (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · nn kapillar (narrow tube) · ro capilar (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · nb kapillar (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · my သွေးကြောမျှင် (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · nb kapillar (narrow tube) · mn хялгасан хоолой (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · ms rerambut (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · ca capil·lar (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · cmn 毛細管 /毛细管 (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · bg капиля́р (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · hu hajszálér (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · de Kapillare (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · uz kapillyar (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · kmr mûlûleya xwînê (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · sv kapillär (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · nv atsʼoostsʼóóz (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · mn хялгасан судас (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · ko 모세혈관 (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · sk vlásočnica (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · ru капилля́р (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · lv kapilārs (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · it capillare (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · id kapiler (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · ur کیشکا (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · he נִים (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · pl naczynie włosowate (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · bg капиля́р (narrow tube) · hu kapilláris (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · hu kapilláris (narrow tube) · sk kapilára (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · lt kapiliaras (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · nl capillair (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · pl naczynie kapilarne (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · mk капила́р (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · be капіля́р (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · cmn 微血管 (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · tg капилляр (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · km កេសនា (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · yi אָדערל (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · sw kapilari (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · tl kapilaryo (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · hi केशिका (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · fi hiusputki (narrow tube) · ja 毛管 (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · km កេសរ (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · mi ngongo rauangi (narrow tube) · hy մազանոթ (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · pt capilar (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · bn কৈশিক (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · ro vas capilar (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · tr kılcal damar (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · cs vlásečnice (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · tl lamuymoy (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · tk kapillýar (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · fa مویرَگ (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · th หลอดเลือดฝอย (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · my အကြောမျှင် (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · ka კაპილარი (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · et kapillaar (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · is háræð (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · vi mao mạch (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · pl włośniczka (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · tr kapiler (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · ky капилляр (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · yue 微絲血管 /微丝血管 (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · kk қылтамыр (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · nn kapillar (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · sq kapilar (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · es capilaria (narrow tube) · ja 毛細血管 (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · ko 모세관 (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · pl kapilara (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · uk капіля́р (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · es capilar (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · fi hiussuoni (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · da kapillær (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · sh kapilar (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · nl haarvat (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · ru капилля́р (narrow tube) · lo ເສັ້ນເລືອດຝອຍ (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · cs kapilára (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · cmn 毛細血管 /毛细血管 (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · be валасні́к (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · az kapilyar (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · eo kapilaro (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · it vaso capillare (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · ar شُعَيْرَة دَمَوِيَّة (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · kk капилляр (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · hu hajszálcső (narrow tube) · ms kapilari (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · ja 毛細管 (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · th เส้นเลือดฝอย (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · sh капилар (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) · pl kapilara (narrow tube) · gu કેશવાહિની (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins)