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capillary loop

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capillary loop
n.
Any of the small blood vessels that carry blood in the papillae of the skin.


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Distorted or dilated capillary loops suggest a connective tissue disorder as the cause.
Blushing regions may be different in structures in every individual, because others may have wider capillary loops and vessels in their facial skin, particularly the cheeks and this area is also marked to have lesser vasoconstrictors.
Further branching of a simple capillary loop results in forming a more complicated capillary bed, consisting of longitudinally oriented branches interconnected by short capillary segments (Fig.
 
 
 
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