capillary

Example Sentences

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Micro-clots: Some symptoms of long Covid could be down to tiny clots blocking up the smallest blood vessels in our bodies, called capillaries.

From BBC

But they are a city’s circulatory system, from the tiniest cul-de-sac capillary to the mightiest aortic interstate.

From Washington Post

Thurman's reddening face, the straining capillaries in her eyes, all of it as real as the trauma that resulted from enduring it.

From Salon

These clots could block the tiny capillaries that carry oxygen to tissues throughout the body.

From Seattle Times

I worry about other potential symptoms — degeneration of brain capillaries, dendritic branches and synaptic connections — that contribute to decreased memory and poor decision-making.

From Los Angeles Times