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capillaries

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for capillaries.

Editorial note

The goal is to expose most of your body to the cold while keeping the capillaries open.

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Quick take

(physics, chemistry) A tube or channel having a very small internal diameter, through which liquid can rise or be drawn by capillary action.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of capillaries gathered in one view.

noun

(physics, chemistry) A tube or channel having a very small internal diameter, through which liquid can rise or be drawn by capillary action.

noun

(anatomy) Any of the small blood vessels (from 5 to 10 micrometres/micrometers (μm) in diameter) that connect arteries to veins (They are the smallest blood vessels in the body: they convey blood between the arterioles and venules).

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for capillaries.

noun

(physics, chemistry) A tube or channel having a very small internal diameter, through which liquid can rise or be drawn by capillary action.

noun

(anatomy) Any of the small blood vessels (from 5 to 10 micrometres/micrometers (μm) in diameter) that connect arteries to veins (They are the smallest blood vessels in the body: they convey blood between the arterioles and venules).

Example sentences

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The goal is to expose most of your body to the cold while keeping the capillaries open.

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Cocaine is a local anaesthetic that also restricts blood flow in capillaries hence its very useful in nasal surgery.

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These are white blood cells moving in the capillaries in front of the retina of the eye.

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Manufactured foam core material doesn't have capillaries and therefore has trouble forming a bond with the resin.

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Two tiny LEDs emit low intensity red and infrared light into the capillaries in the ear.

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There's an organic cadence that reminded me of red blood cells bumping around inside capillaries.

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The capillaries themselves were also consumable and would wear out after so many runs.

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Balsa is a hardwood despite being so light, so it has capillaries in it.

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Commuting is bad because transit is bad: there isn't an interconnected, pervasive mesh of transit with capillaries reaching into neighborhoods and arteries connecting cities.

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Caffeine provides many things, will make your skin more vibrant, but most importantly it is a vasoconstrictor (tightens capillaries that may by causing redness).

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And, RBC's actually curl up into a cylinder shape in your pulmonary capillaries to maximize gas transfer, unlike when they're flying around your circulatory system.

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Akif Undar, a clinician and cardiac researcher at Penn State University, says pulse is important to get blood to all the small capillaries feeding the organs.

Quote examples

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In "rewarming shock," the constricted capillaries reopen almost all at once, causing a sudden drop in blood pressure.

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"We’ll be able to send little devices, nanobots, into the brain and capillaries, and they’ll provide additional sensory signals, as if they were coming from your real senses." Yes, the magic of -~=nanomachines=~-!

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use capillaries in a sentence?

The goal is to expose most of your body to the cold while keeping the capillaries open.

What does capillaries mean?

(physics, chemistry) A tube or channel having a very small internal diameter, through which liquid can rise or be drawn by capillary action.

What part of speech is capillaries?

capillaries is commonly used as noun.