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capillary


(KAP-uh-ler-ee) A thin tube, such as a blood vessel or a straw, through which fluids flow.	1
‡ The interaction between the fluid and the vessel walls produces a force that can lift the fluid up into the tube, a phenomenon known as capillary action.	2

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