Capillary



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 毛细血管
• ［英］ n. 毛细血管 ( any of the very narrow blood vessels)

Webster Collegiate

I. adjective

• Etymology: French or Latin; French capillaire, from Latin capillaris, from capillus hair
• Date: 14th century
• 1.
  • a. resembling a hair especially in slender elongated form <capillary leaves
  • b. having a very small bore capillary tube
• 2. involving, held by, or resulting from surface tension <capillary water in the soil
• 3. of or relating to capillaries or capillarity

II. noun (plural -laries)

• Date: 1667
• a capillary tube; especially any of the smallest blood vessels connecting arterioles with venules and forming networks throughout the body

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