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CAPILLAIRE SANGUIN [1 record]

Record 1 2003-09-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vessels (Medicine)
DEF

Very small thin-walled vessel through which the blood flows from the arteries to the veins.

Key term(s)
  • blood capillary

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vaisseaux (Médecine)
DEF

Vaisseau sanguin très ténu qui relie les artérioles aux veinules.

Key term(s)
  • capillaire sanguin

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Redes vasculares (Medicina)
CONT

Al réves de las arterias, las venas reciben la sangre a través de los capilares, sus vasos más delgados, llamados vénulas. Capilares arteriales y venosos se traspasan la sangre y las venas la llevan al corazón, aumentando de grosor a medida que se acercan a él.

PHR

Capilar arterial, venoso.

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