capillary artery

capillary artery
noun
one of the small thin-walled arteries that end in capillaries
Syn: ↑arteriole, ↑arteriola
Derivationally related forms: ↑arteriolar (for: ↑arteriola), ↑arteriolar (for: ↑arteriole)
Hypernyms: ↑artery, ↑arteria, ↑arterial blood vessel

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