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capillare

Capillare is the Italian term for capillary and is used across several scientific domains to describe hairlike, slender structures or vessels. In anatomy, a capillare refers to a capillary, the smallest blood vessel that connects arterioles and venules. Capillaries consist of a thin endothelium and basement membrane, and their tiny diameter (about 5–10 micrometers) facilitates selective exchange of oxygen, carbon dioxide, nutrients, and waste between blood and surrounding tissues.

In physics and physical chemistry, capillarity describes the rise or fall of liquids in narrow spaces due

In botany and general descriptive usage, capillare can denote hairlike, threadlike, or slender structures. The term

Etymology: capillare derives from Latin capillaris, meaning of a hair, from capillus, hair. In English, the corresponding

See also: capillary action, capillary tube, capillarity.

to
the
balance
of
cohesive
and
adhesive
forces
at
interfaces.
Capillary
rise
is
influenced
by
liquid
surface
tension,
contact
angle
with
the
container,
and
the
diameter
of
the
capillary,
and
it
explains
phenomena
such
as
wick
action
in
papers,
soils,
and
thin
tubes.
is
used
to
describe
fine
filaments
or
trichomes
on
plant
surfaces,
or
other
hairlike
morphologies
that
resemble
a
capillary.
term
capillary
is
used
for
the
anatomical
vessels
and
for
capillary
action;
in
Italian,
capillare
serves
as
the
base
adjective
or
noun
for
hairlike
or
capillary
concepts.