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    capillary

    US /ˈkæpəˌlɛri/

    ・

    UK /kəˈpɪləri/

    C1
    n. (c.)Countable NounVery small tube that carry blood in the body
    This capillary will carry blood around the body

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    Why Are Beach Holes So Deadly?

    16:11Why Are Beach Holes So Deadly?
    • And this is largely due to capillary action.

      And this is largely due to capillary action.

    • This capillary action actually creates negative pressure within the soil, compared to the ambient air pressure.

      This capillary action actually creates negative pressure within the soil, compared to the ambient air pressure.

    B1

    How This Pen Changed The World

    09:17How This Pen Changed The World
    • This is called capillary action, and it's what allows water to climb tree roots and nutrients to flow around our body.

      This is called capillary action, and it's what allows water to climb tree roots and nutrients to flow around our body.

    • This is called capillary action, and

      This is called capillary action, and

    B1

    MY REALISTIC WEEK AT MEDSCHOOL | Reality check | Balancing life w uni | Gym | Exam prep // PETER LE

    15:52MY REALISTIC WEEK AT MEDSCHOOL | Reality check | Balancing life w uni | Gym | Exam prep // PETER LE
    • So palm on three marks, like redness of the palms, clubbing, looking for capillary refill, making the right percussions and palpations in the right spots and directions as well.

      So palm on three marks, like redness of the palms, clubbing, looking for capillary refill, making the right percussions and palpations in the right spots and directions as well.

    • So palmar erythema, it's like redness of the palms, clubbing, looking for capillary refill, making the right percussions and palpations in the right spots and directions as well.

      So palmar erythema, it's like redness of the palms, clubbing, looking for capillary refill, making the right percussions and palpations in the right spots and directions as well.

    B1

    Is The 5-Second Rule True?

    10:32Is The 5-Second Rule True?
    • about one more pound more than you did before you got wet. It's also the reason Capillary

      about one more pound more than you did before you got wet. It's also the reason Capillary

    • It's also the reason capillary action happens.

      It's also the reason capillary action happens.

    B2

    Human Physiology - Innate Immune System

    14:26Human Physiology - Innate Immune System
    • The release of histamine by the mast cells also increases the capillary permeability.

      The release of histamine by the mast cells also increases the capillary permeability.

    • So what I want you to do is think about a capillary here, and I’m just going to draw

      So what I want you to do is think about a capillary here, and I’m just going to draw

    B2

    Your Immune System: Natural Born Killer - Crash Course Biology #32

    15:02Your Immune System: Natural Born Killer - Crash Course Biology #32
    • and when they get to a place where they're needed, they can basically send a signal to ask the capillary to open a gap between its cells,

      and when they get to a place where they're needed, they can basically send a signal to ask the capillary to open a gap between its cells,

    • they can basically send a signal to ask the capillary

      they can basically send a signal to ask the capillary

    B2

    Water - Liquid Awesome: Crash Course Biology #2

    11:17Water - Liquid Awesome: Crash Course Biology #2
    • That really cool thing that just happened is called capillary action.

      That really cool thing that just happened is called capillary action.

    • That really cool thing that just happened is called capillary action, and explaining

      That really cool thing that just happened is called capillary action, and explaining

    B1

    Shashank Sinha, M.D. | Evaluation and Management of Cardiogenic Shock in 2025

    49:39Shashank Sinha, M.D. | Evaluation and Management of Cardiogenic Shock in 2025
    • And so she's taken for a right heart cath with the following findings: the right atrial pressure is 40, the PA pressure is 62 over 48 with a mean of 52, the pulmonary capillary wedge pressure is 45, the PA saturation is 24%, the FIC index is 1.0, the PVR is 3.3 Wood units, and the PAPI is 0.35.

      And so she's taken for a right heart cath with the following findings: the right atrial pressure is 40, the PA pressure is 62 over 48 with a mean of 52, the pulmonary capillary wedge pressure is 45, the PA saturation is 24%, the FIC index is 1.0, the PVR is 3.3 Wood units, and the PAPI is 0.35.

    • The pulmonary capillary wedge pressure is 45.

      The pulmonary capillary wedge pressure is 45.

    B2

    Cardiovascular | Anatomy of the Heart | Heart Model

    18:32Cardiovascular | Anatomy of the Heart | Heart Model
    • So when it takes it to the myocardium, it drops off the oxygen, picks up the CO2 and the waste product, and it's going to come off of that capillary bed through a vein.

      So when it takes it to the myocardium, it drops off the oxygen, picks up the CO2 and the waste product, and it's going to come off of that capillary bed through a vein.

    • So when it takes it to the myocardium, it drops off the oxygen, picks up the CO2 in the waste product and it's going to come off of that capillary bed through a vein.

      So when it takes it to the myocardium, it drops off the oxygen, picks up the CO2 in the waste product and it's going to come off of that capillary bed through a vein.

    B2

    Immune System, part 1: Crash Course A&P #45

    09:13Immune System, part 1: Crash Course A&P #45
    • To attract the neutrophils to the damaged area, inflamed endothelial cells in the capillaries send out chemicals that act like homing devices-- and when the neutrophils arrive, they cling to the capillary walls near the injury, flatten themselves out and squeeze through the vessel walls to get to work.

      To attract the neutrophils to the damaged area, inflamed endothelial cells in the capillaries send out chemicals that act like homing devices-- and when the neutrophils arrive, they cling to the capillary walls near the injury, flatten themselves out and squeeze through the vessel walls to get to work.

    B2