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Lymph capillary — Lymph capillaries or lymphatic capillaries are tiny thin walled blood vessels that are closed at one end and are located in the spaces between cells throughout the body, except in the central nervous system, and in non vascular tissues. The main… … Wikipedia
Capillary — One of the tiny blood vessels that connect the arterioles (the smallest divisions of the arteries) and the venules (the smallest divisions of the veins). The capillaries form a fine network in many parts of the body. Although minute, the… … Medical dictionary
lymph — /limf/, n. 1. Anat., Physiol. a clear yellowish, slightly alkaline, coagulable fluid, containing white blood cells in a liquid resembling blood plasma, that is derived from the tissues of the body and conveyed to the bloodstream by the lymphatic… … Universalium
Capillary — Capillaries are the smallest of a body s blood vessels, measuring 5 10 μm in diameter, which connect arterioles and venules, and enable the interchange of water, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and many other nutrient and waste chemical substances… … Wikipedia
Lymph node trabeculae — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = 175 GrayPage = 688 Caption = Lymph gland tissue. Highly magnified. a, Trabeculæ. b. Small artery in substance of same. c. Lymph paths. d. Lymph corpuscles. e. Capillary plexus. Caption2 =… … Wikipedia
lymphatic capillary — n any of the smallest lymphatic vessels that are blind at one end and collect lymph in organs and tissues called also lymph capillary … Medical dictionary
Alveolar-capillary barrier — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Gaseous exchange in the lung. Caption2 = Precursor = System = Artery = Vein = Nerve = Lymph = MeshName = Blood Air+Barrier MeshNumber = A04.411.715.025 DorlandsPre = m 08… … Wikipedia
Thoracic duct — Lymph: Thoracic duct The thoracic and right lymphatic ducts. (Thoracic duct is thin vertical white line at center.) … Wikipedia
Cisterna chyli — Lymph: Cisterna chyli; Cysterna Chyli … Wikipedia
Right lymphatic duct — Lymph: Right lymphatic duct The thoracic and right lymphatic ducts. (Right lymphatic duct is labeled at upper left.) … Wikipedia