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Blood Capillary
Definition 1
Tiny blood vessels that connect the arterioles with the venules. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
The smallest type of blood vessel. A capillary connects an arteriole (small artery) to a venule (small vein) to form a network of blood vessels in almost all parts of the body. The wall of a capillary is thin and leaky, and capillaries are involved in the exchange of fluids and gases between tissues and the blood. (NCI Dictionary)
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