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Capillary

Noun CEFR B2
kəˈpɪl.ə.ɹi

Definitions

  1. 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).
  2. A tube or channel having a very small internal diameter, through which liquid can rise or be drawn by capillary action.

Equivalents

Españolcapilarcapilaria
Françaiscapillaire
DeutschKapillare
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CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

capillary action capillary bed capillary refill capillary wave capillation capillature

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