capillary bed

bed (bed)

1. a supporting structure or tissue.

2. a couch or support for the body during sleep.

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capillary bed  the capillaries, collectively, and their volume capacity.

nail bed  matrix unguis; the area of modified epithelium beneath the nail, over which the nail plate slides forward as it grows.

vascular bed  the sum of the blood vessels supplying an organ or region.

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capillary bed

n.

The capillaries of the blood system considered collectively with their volume capacity.

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Capillary bed

A dense network of tiny blood vessels that enables blood to fill a tissue or organ.

Mentioned in: Arteriovenous Malformations

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capillary bed,

a capillary network.

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bed

1. a supporting structure or tissue.

2. a couch or support for the body during sleep.

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bed bugs

see cimex lectularius.

capillary bed

the capillaries of a tissue, area or organ considered collectively, and their volume capacity.

nail bed

the area of modified epidermis beneath the claw, hoof or nail.