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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescapilar
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kapiˈlaɾ
"O sangue flui através de cada capilar."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Any of the fine branching blood vessels that form a network between the arterioles and venules.
"Oxygen passes through the walls of the capillary into the surrounding tissues."
- 1
Resembling a hair; fine and slender, especially with reference to narrow tubes.
"Water rises up a narrow capillary tube due to surface tension."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin word 'capillaris', meaning 'of or relating to hair', stemming from 'capillus' (hair). First entering English in the late 16th century as an adjective, it evolved to describe fine, hair-like tubes or blood vessels in anatomical and physical contexts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Capillary" is said worldwide
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capillaire
Transliteration: kapilɛʁ
"Le sang circule dans chaque capillaire du corps humain."
Kapillare
Transliteration: kapiˈlaːʁə
"Die Kapillare verbindet Arterien und Venen."
capillare
Transliteration: kapilˈlaːre
"I capillari sono i vasi sanguigni più piccoli."
capilar
Transliteration: kapiˈlaɾ
"El intercambio de gases ocurre en el capilar sanguíneo."
capilar
Transliteration: kapiˈlaɾ
"O sangue flui através de cada capilar."
केशिका
Transliteration: keshika
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"केशिकाएं हमारे शरीर की सबसे छोटी रक्त वाहिकाएं होती हैं।"
毛细血管
Transliteration: máoxì xuèguǎn
Script: 中文汉字
"氧气通过毛细血管进入组织。"
모세혈관
Transliteration: mosehyeolgwan
Script: 한국어 한글
"모세혈관은 신체 조직에 산소를 공급합니다."
毛細血管
Transliteration: mōsaikekkan
Script: 日本語
"毛細血管を通じて血液が循環する。"
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