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
- capillarity a phenomenon associated with surface tension and resulting in the elevation or depression of liquids in capillaries
- venous blood vessel a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
- vascular spider a dilation of superficial capillaries with a central red dot from which blood vessels radiate
- arteriola one of the small thin-walled arteries that end in capillaries
- nonthrombocytopenic purpura purpura resulting from a defect in the capillaries caused by bacteria or drugs
- glomerulus a small intertwined group of capillaries in the malpighian body; it filters the blood during urine formation
- capillary action a phenomenon associated with surface tension and resulting in the elevation or depression of liquids in capillaries
- spider angioma a dilation of superficial capillaries with a central red dot from which blood vessels radiate