Incidentally, that the gills of fish are bright red is because there are many 'capillary vessels' collected there, the same as for lungs.
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Capillary
/kəˈpɪl.ə.ɹi/
Synonyms for "capillary" (61 found)
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Closest matches (13)
Noun(7 words)
capillary vesselblood vesselcapillary tubecapillary tubingcapillary-actioncapillary-drivencapillary-mediated
Strong matches (18)
Noun(5 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (30)
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10 entriescapillary bedcapillary flowcapillary networkcapillary risecontinuous capillaryfenestrated capillaryglass capillary tubemicrocapillarysilica capillarysinusoidal capillary
Collocations
7 entriescapillary actioncapillary bedcapillary densitycapillary networkcapillary permeabilitycapillary tubecapillary wall
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
2 entriessimilar
1 entriesSample sentences
2 total sentences available.
While feeding on citrus leaves, the bug infests them with bacteria that clog the tree’s capillary system, slowly choking it to death.
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