capillary

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

ca·pil·lary [capillary capillaries] BrE [kəˈpɪləri] NAmE [ˈkæpəleri] noun (pl. ca·pil·laries)(anatomy)
any of the smallest tubes in the body that carry blood

Word Origin:
mid 17th cent.: from Latin capillaris, from capillus ‘hair’, influenced by Old French capillaire.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  hairlike, capillary vessel, capillary tube, capillary tubing