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What (who) is lymph capillary - definition
Lymph capillary
MICROVESSEL SERVING TO DRAIN AND PROCESS EXTRACELLULAR FLUID
Lymphatic capillaries; Lymph capillaries; Vas lymphocapillare; Lymphatic capillary
Lymph capillaries or lymphatic capillaries are tiny, thin-walled microvessels located in the spaces between cells (except in the central nervous system and non-vascular tissues) which serve to drain and process extracellular fluid. Upon entering the lumen of a lymphatic capillary, the collected fluid is known as lymph.
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![[[Scanning electron micrograph]] of a [[liver sinusoid]] with fenestrated endothelial cells. Fenestrae are approximately 100 nm in diameter.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Sinusoid.jpeg?width=200 "[[Scanning electron micrograph]] of a [[liver sinusoid]] with fenestrated endothelial cells. Fenestrae are approximately 100 nm in diameter.")
SMALLEST TYPE OF BLOOD VESSEL
Capillaries; Blood capillary; Sinusoid (blood vessel); Sinusoids; Capillary bed; Capillary (blood vessel); Capillary beds; Sinusoid blood vessel; Sinusoid vessel; Capillary system; Capillary blood vessel; Capillary vessel; Capilary; Fenestrated blood vessel; Capillary blood; Capillary blood sampling; Blood capillaries; Pulmonary capillary; Pulmonary capillaries; Fenestrated capillaries
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¦ noun (plural capillaries)
1. Anatomy any of the fine branching blood vessels that form a network between the arterioles and venules.
2. (also capillary tube) a tube with an internal diameter of hair-like thinness.
¦ adjective relating to capillaries or capillarity.
Origin
C17: from L. capillaris, from capillus 'hair', influenced by OFr. capillaire.
capillary
SMALLEST TYPE OF BLOOD VESSEL
Capillaries; Blood capillary; Sinusoid (blood vessel); Sinusoids; Capillary bed; Capillary (blood vessel); Capillary beds; Sinusoid blood vessel; Sinusoid vessel; Capillary system; Capillary blood vessel; Capillary vessel; Capilary; Fenestrated blood vessel; Capillary blood; Capillary blood sampling; Blood capillaries; Pulmonary capillary; Pulmonary capillaries; Fenestrated capillaries
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Fine (like a hair), slender, minute, delicate, filiform.
