| NOUN | body | capillary vessel, capillary | any of the minute blood vessels connecting arterioles with venules |
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| Meaning | Any of the minute blood vessels connecting arterioles with venules. | |
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| Synonym | capillary | |
| Narrower | glomerulus | A small intertwined group of capillaries in the malpighian body |
| tomentum, tomentum cerebri | A network of tiny blood vessels between the cerebral surface of the pia mater and the cerebral cortex | |
| Broader | blood vessel | A vessel in which blood circulates |