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Capillary vs Deltoid - What's the difference?

capillary | deltoid |

As adjectives the difference between capillary and deltoid

is that capillary is of or pertaining to hair while deltoid is in the shape of the upper case greek letter delta ; triangular.

As nouns the difference between capillary and deltoid

is that capillary is a narrow tube while deltoid is the deltoid muscle, a triangular muscle on the human shoulder.

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

    deltoid

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The deltoid muscle, a triangular muscle on the human shoulder.
  • The deltoid ligament, a triangular ligament on the human ankle.
  • Adjective

    (-)
  • In the shape of the upper case Greek letter delta ; triangular.
  • Of, or connected with the
  • (botany, of leaves) Of a triangular or roughly triangular shape and attached to the stem via the side.
  • Derived terms

    * obdeltoid * delt / delts * deltoid muscle / deltoid muscles