Capillary

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Contents 1 More Specific Terms 2 Introduction 3 More General Terms 4 References

More Specific Terms

• pulmonary capillary
• sinusoidal capillary

Introduction

• A small blood vessel connecting the arterial & venous systems. Capillary walls consist of an endothelium & basement membrane. It diameter when open is about 8 uM.

More General Terms

• blood vessel

References

Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999

capillary