💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Capillaries"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| bloodvesselsnoun | — |
| microvasculaturenoun | (biology) The smallest vessels of the circulatory system: the capillaries, arterioles, and venules |
| vasculaturenoun | (anatomy) The blood vessels or their arrangement in the body, or within an organ. |
| venulesnoun | (anatomy, botany) A small vein, especially one that connects capillaries to a larger vein. |
| arteriolesnoun | (anatomy) One of the small branches of an artery, especially one that connects with capillaries. |
| sinusoidsnoun | (mathematics) A curve having the shape of a sine wave. |
| vasanoun | Any parrot of the genus Coracopsis, native to Madagascar. |
| vesselsnoun | A craft for transportation on or in water, air, or space. |
| microcirculationnoun | The flow of blood through the smallest vessels such as arterioles, capillaries and venules |
| capillary vesselnoun | any of the minute blood vessels connecting arterioles with venules |
| capillaritynoun | The interaction between the surfaces of a solid and liquid in contact that distorts the normal geometry of the liquid surface; especially the rise or fall of a liquid in a fine tube. |
| blood vessels | (anatomy) A component of the circulatory system, such as an artery, capillary, or vein, that carries blood. |
| capillary tubenoun | a tube of small internal diameter; holds liquid by capillary action |
| capillary actionnoun | (physics) The drawing of a liquid (often against gravity) into or up narrow interstices due to surface tension |
| blood vesselnoun | (anatomy) A component of the circulatory system, such as an artery, capillary, or vein, that carries blood. |
| arteriolarnoun | (anatomy) Of or pertaining to an arteriole. |
| microvascularnoun | (anatomy) Of or pertaining to extremely small blood vessels |
| vascularizationnoun | (medicine) the formation of blood vessels and capillaries in living tissue |
| arteriesnoun | (anatomy) Any of the muscular- and elastic-walled blood vessels forming part of the circulation system by which blood is conveyed away from the heart regardless of its oxygenation status; see pulmonary artery. |
| circulatory | Of or pertaining to a circulation, especially to the circulatory system. |
⚡ Words Strongly Associated with "Capillaries"
These words statistically appear in the same text as "capillaries" (Google Books Ngrams).
🎨 Adjectives for "Capillaries"
Popular adjectives used to describe this word in books.
🏷️ Nouns for "Capillaries"
Common nouns this word is used to describe.
📝 Common Phrases with "Capillaries"
Words that come before
Translate “Capillaries” into Another Language
Pick a language — the word will be pre-filled in the translator.