blood capillary

blood capillary definition - medical

blood capillary

noun Abbr. c
One of the minute blood vessels that connect arterioles and venules and are a part of an intricate network throughout the body for the interchange of oxygen, carbon dioxide, and other substances between blood and tissue cells.

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