capillary.

1. A minute blood vessel forming part of the exchange network between blood and tissues.

2. Hairlike in slenderness or relating to a very narrow tube or passage.

3. Relating to liquid movement or retention in small spaces through surface tension and wetting effects.

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Words that belong together

• a capillary network
• damaged capillaries

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A capillary network lay beneath the thin covering.

The damaged capillaries explained the localized bleeding.

Usage notes

Primary category: horror. Forms: Singular capillary; plural capillaries. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.