capillary bed
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n.
The network of capillaries in a particular area or organ of the body.
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n.
The capillaries of the blood system considered collectively with their volume capacity.
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
a layer of tissue densely packed with capillaries
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 | What is a capillary bed? (anatomy) |
| vein |
| sludged blood (medicine) |
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 | When blood leaves the filtration capillary bed which capillary bed does it enter? |
| From the capillary beds of the left thumb to the capillary beds of the right thumb? |
| Capillary beds are supplied by? |
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