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noncapillary en · ADJ

Etymology

From non- + capillary.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Not capillary.
    • The spleen, by contrast, has a so-called noncapillary circulatory system: as the blood flows in, it is dumped into puddle-like sinusoids, and to get back out it must squeeze between cells. 2009 August 4, Natalie Angier, “Finally, the Spleen Gets Some Respect”, in New York Times: