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capillary

[kap-uh-ler-ee] / ˈkæp əˌlɛr i /
NOUN
blood vessel
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The current study includes capillary blood samples from 203 people who underwent the finger prick test at one of five memory clinics in Europe.

From Science Daily • Nov. 18, 2024

By the end of the test, these different kidney cell types had assembled into a glomerular capillary wall and could efficiently filter molecules by size.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2024

Water can work its way under the door threshold via capillary attraction, wind or even negative slope on the exterior landing, causing water to run toward the room.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 26, 2023

Researchers used to assume these birds relied on capillary action—the tendency of a liquid to flow up a narrow tube—to take in nectar.

From Science Magazine • May 24, 2023

“And of course,” Rachael said distantly, “my verbal responses won’t count. It’s solely the eye-muscle and capillary reaction that you’ll use as indices. But I’ll answer; I want to go through this and—”

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick




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