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precapillary /pre·cap·il·lary/ (-kap´ĭ-lar″e)

1. located just to the arterial side of a capillary.

2. arterial capillary.

pre·cap·il·lar·y (pr

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adj.

Preceding a capillary. Used of an arteriole or venule.

precapillary [pre-kap´ĭ-lar″e]

1. located just to the arterial side of a capillary.

2. arterial capillary.

precapillary

a vessel lacking complete coats, intermediate between an arteriole and a capillary.

precapillary sphincters

capillaries with a muscle layer which controls the flow of blood from the arterioles into the capillary bed.

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