n.pl small, thin-membraned, permeable blood vessels that link arterioles and venules, feeding and removing wastes from the tissues through which they pass.

Capillary.

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alveolar edema arterial capillary capillarity capillary capillary attraction capillary fragility capillary permeability cardiac edema circulatory circulatory system continuous capillary dependent edema edema edema neonatorum erythrocyte fragility erythrostasis fragility of blood glomerulus lobular glomerulonephritis			Simple selection method for capillaries derived from physical flow conditions. Experimental investigation of the flow of R-134a through adiabatic ... by Khan, Mohd. Kaleem; Kumar, Ravi; Sahoo, Pradeep K / ASHRAE Transactions Capilary and arterial blood: theoretical considerations With a diameter of just 8 [micro]m, capillaries are the smallest blood vessel. Capillary-blood gases: to arterialize or not by Higgins, Chris / Medical Laboratory Observer 00 Hardcover Methods in molecular biology; 384 QP519 Capillary electrophoresis (CE) refers to a family of related separation techniques that employ capillaries to separate a complex array of large and small molecules. Capillary electrophoresis; methods and protocols by SciTech Book News			CAPARES Caparsolate Capastat CAPD CAPE Cape Barren goose Cape honey flower Cape hyacinth Cape khaki weed Cape lilac Cape poison onion Cape slangkop Cape spinach Cape tulip capecitabine capeline bandage caper plant caper spurge capeweed Capgras' Delusion Capgras' syndrome capillarectasia Capillaria capillariasis capillarid capillaries capillariomotor capillaritis capillarity capillaropathy capillary capillary action capillary angioma capillary arteriole capillary attraction capillary bed capillary blood sample capillary drainage capillary flames Capillary Fracture capillary fragility capillary hemangioma capillary hemorrhage capillary lake Capillary Leak Syndrome Capillary Leakage Syndrome capillary loop capillary permeability capillary permeability factor capillary pressure capillary pulse			Capias Pro Fine - Issuance Bad Check Capias utlagatum english practice capiases capiases Capiatur capibara capibara capibara CAPIC CAPID CAPII Capilano College Faculty Association Capilano College Student Union Capilano Excellence Scholarships Capilano Ladies Evening Auxiliary Capilary action Capilary action Capilary action capilla abierta Capilla Alfonsina Biblioteca Universitaria capilla major Capillaceous Capillaire Capillament capillarectasia Capillaria Capillariases capillariasis capillarid capillaries Capillariness capillariomotor capillarities capillarities capillarities capillaritis capillarity capillarity capillarity capillarity correction Capillarity tubes capillaropathy capillaroscope Capillaroscopy capillary capillary capillary Capillary (blood vessel) Capillary (blood vessel) Capillary (blood vessel) capillary action capillary action capillary action Capillary Action Rates in Microgravity Applications Capillary Affinity Gel Electrophoresis capillary angioma capillary angioma Capillary Array Electrophoresis Capillary arterial partial pressure of CO2 capillary arteriole

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