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precapillary

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Main Entry: 1pre·cap·il·lary
Pronunciation: -'kap-&-"ler-E, Brit usu -k&-'pil-&-rE
Function: adjective
: being on the arterial side of and immediately adjacent to a capillary
Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 2precapillary
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -lar·ies
: METARTERIOLE
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precapillary pre·cap·il·lar·y (prē-kāp'ə-lěr'ē)
adj.
Preceding a capillary. Used of an arteriole or venule.

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