Definition that contains capillaries
- vein a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
- vena a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
- capillary artery one of the small thin-walled arteries that end in capillaries
- arteriole one of the small thin-walled arteries that end in capillaries
- spider nevus a dilation of superficial capillaries with a central red dot from which blood vessels radiate
- vascularization the organic process whereby body tissue becomes vascular and develops capillaries
- capillary bed a layer of tissue densely packed with capillaries
- capillarity a phenomenon associated with surface tension and resulting in the elevation or depression of liquids in capillaries
- vascular spider a dilation of superficial capillaries with a central red dot from which blood vessels radiate
- venous blood vessel a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart