different between capillary vs angioscope

English

Etymology

From Latin capill?ris (“pertaining to the hair”), from capillus (“the hair, properly of the head”), from caput (“head”).

Pronunciation

• (Canada) IPA^(key): /k??p?.l?.?i/, /?kæp??l??i/
• (UK, Aust) IPA^(key): /k??p?.l?.?i/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?kæp??l??i/
• Rhymes: -?l??i

Adjective

capillary (comparative more capillary, superlative most capillary)

1. of or pertaining to hair.
2. pertaining to a narrow tube.
3. of, relating to, or caused by surface tension.

Derived terms

• magnetocapillary
• optocapillary
• polycapillary

Noun

capillary (plural capillaries)

1. A narrow tube.
2. (anatomy) Any of the small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins.

Derived terms

• capillarity
• capillary action
• capillary wave

Translations

See also

• artery
• circulatory system
• vein

Further reading

• capillary in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• capillary in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

English

Etymology

angio- +? -scope

Noun

angioscope (plural angioscopes)

1. An instrument for examining the capillary vessels of animals and plants.

Translations

References

• angioscope in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.