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Capillary vs Noncapillary - What's the difference?

capillary | noncapillary |

As adjectives the difference between capillary and noncapillary

is that capillary is of or pertaining to hair while noncapillary is not capillary.

As a noun capillary

is a narrow tube.

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

    External links

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    noncapillary

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Not capillary.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2009, date=August 4, author=Natalie Angier, title=Finally, the Spleen Gets Some Respect, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=The spleen, by contrast, has a so-called noncapillary circulatory system: as the blood flows in, it is dumped into puddle-like sinusoids, and to get back out it must squeeze between cells. }}