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      capillaries
      noun
      any of the minute blood vessels connecting arterioles with venules
      a tube of small internal diameter
      adjective
      long and slender with a very small internal diameter
      of or relating to hair
      Roots
      capilluscapill- · Latin · hair
      Words related to capillaries
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