| capillaries | <anatomy> The smallest vessels which contain oxygenated blood. The capillaries, allowing red blood cells to travel in single file, are responsible for delivering oxygen to the tissues on a cellular level. (16 Dec 1997) |
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| Henle's fenestrated elastic membrane | elastic laminae of arteries |
| fenestrated | <botany> A type of leaf anatomy with small perforation or transparent spots. Confined to a few tropical monocotyledons which grow on the island of Madagascar. (09 Oct 1997) |
| fenestrated capillary | A capillary, found in renal glomeruli, intestinal villi, and some glands, in which ultramicroscopic pores of variable size occur; usually these are closed by a delicate diaphragm, although diaphragms are lacking in at least some renal glomerular capillary's. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fenestrated membrane | An elastic membrane, as in elastic laminae of arteries. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fenestrated sheath | A sheath with a window cut in the tip or lateral convexity, through which special cutting instruments can be passed. (05 Mar 2000) |