noun
- A tube of small internal diameter; holds liquid by capillary action.
- synonyms: capillary tube, capillary tubing
- Any of the minute blood vessels connecting arterioles with venules.
- synonyms: capillary vessel
adjective
- Of or relating to hair.
- Long and slender with a very small internal diameter.
- usage: "a capillary tube"
- synonyms: hairlike
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