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capillary

/ˈkæp.ɪ.lər.i/

Tradução: Relativo a um tubo fino, semelhante a um cabelo, ou que lembra um capilar; usado em biologia e física para descrever vasos sanguíneos muito finos ou o comportamento de líquidos em espaços estreitos., Substantivo que designa um vaso sanguíneo muito fino e de paredes delgadas que liga as arteríolas às vênulas, permitindo a troca de oxigênio, nutrientes e produtos residuais entre o sangue e os tecidos.

2 verbetes

adjective

C1formalcommonscientific/ˈkæp.ɪ.lər.i/

Relating to or resembling a thin, hair-like tube; often used in biology and physics to describe narrow blood vessels or the action of liquids in narrow spaces.

  • 🇵🇹Relativo a um tubo fino, semelhante a um cabelo, ou que lembra um capilar; usado em biologia e física para descrever vasos sanguíneos muito finos ou o comportamento de líquidos em espaços estreitos.
  1. Relating to narrow tubes C1 formal scientific

    Relating to or resembling a very thin tube or hair-like structure.

    • Capillary action allows water to move through narrow spaces.
    • The capillary tube is used in scientific experiments.
    • Capillary forces are important in soil science.

    🇵🇹Capilar

    Sinônimos: filamentousfinehairlikethreadliketubular

  2. Relating to blood vessels C1 formal medical

    Relating to the smallest blood vessels in the body that connect arteries and veins.

    • Capillary walls are very thin to allow gas exchange.
    • Damage to capillary vessels can cause bruising.
    • The doctor examined the capillary refill time on the patient's finger.

    🇵🇹Capilar

  • more capillary comparative form
  • most capillary superlative form

noun

C1formalcommonmedical/kəˈpɪl.ər.i/

A noun referring to a very small, thin-walled blood vessel that connects arteries and veins, enabling the exchange of oxygen, nutrients, and waste products between blood and tissues.

  • 🇵🇹Substantivo que designa um vaso sanguíneo muito fino e de paredes delgadas que liga as arteríolas às vênulas, permitindo a troca de oxigênio, nutrientes e produtos residuais entre o sangue e os tecidos.
  1. Blood vessel C1 formal medical

    Any of the fine branching blood vessels that form a network between the arterioles and venules, enabling the exchange of oxygen, carbon dioxide, nutrients, and waste products between blood and tissues.

    • Capillaries are the smallest blood vessels in the human body.
    • The walls of capillaries are only one cell thick to allow for efficient exchange.
    • When you cut your skin, you often damage tiny capillaries, causing bleeding.

    🇵🇹Capilar

  • capillaries plural form
  • capillaries' possessive plural form
  • capillary's possessive singular form