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Capillaries vs Capillary - What's the difference?

capillaries | capillary |

As nouns the difference between capillaries and capillary

is that capillaries is while capillary is a narrow tube.

As an adjective capillary is

of or pertaining to hair.

capillaries

English

Noun

(head)

    • capillary

    English

    (wikipedia capillary)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • of or pertaining to hair
  • pertaining to a narrow tube

    • Noun

    (capillaries)
  • A narrow tube
  • (anatomy) Any of the small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins

    • Derived terms

    * capillarity * capillary action * capillary wave

    See also

    * artery * circulatory system * vein

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