cap·il·lar·y
noun/kəˈpɪləri/
/ˈkæpəleri/
(plural capillaries)
(anatomy)- any of the smallest tubes in the body that carry blood
enlarge image毛细血管 Oxford Collocations DictionaryCapillary is used before these nouns:- tube
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin capillaris, from capillus ‘hair’, influenced by Old French capillaire.