| capillary resistance | The resistance offered to the flow of blood through the capillary portion of the peripheral vascular bed. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| capillary resistance test | A tourniquet test used to determine presence of vitamin C deficiency or thrombocytopenia; a circle 2.5 cm in diameter, the upper edge of which is 4 cm below the crease of the elbow, is drawn on the inner aspect of the forearm, pressure midway between the systolic and diastolic blood pressure is applied above the elbow for 15 minutes, and a count of petechiae within the circle is made: 10, normal; 10 to 20, marginal zone; over 20, abnormal. See: Rumpel-Leede test. Synonym: capillary resistance test, vitamin C test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| capillary vein | <zoology> A small vein; a veinlet; specifically, one of the small branches of the veins of the wings in insects. Origin: L. Venula, dim. From vena vein. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| capillary vessel | <anatomy> Any one of the minute vessels that connect the arterioles and venules, forming a network in nearly all parts of the body. Their walls act as semipermeable membranes for the interchange of various substances, including fluids, between the blood and tissue fluid. Synonym: vas capillare. Origin: L. Capillaris = hair like (16 Dec 1997) |
| capillary zone electrophoresis | A method for separating molecules extremely rapidly based on their electrophoretic mobility. (05 Mar 2000) |
| capillus | Synonym: scalp hair. Origin: L. Hair (05 Mar 2000) |
| Capim viruses | A serologic group of the genus Bunyavirus, the type species of which is Capim virus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| capistration | An obsolete term for paraphimosis. Origin: L. Capistrum, muzzle (05 Mar 2000) |
| capita | Plural of caput. (05 Mar 2000) |
| capital cost | The total investment needed to complete a project and bring it to a commercially operable status. The cost of construction of a new plant. The expenditures for the purchase or acquisition of existing facilities. (05 Dec 1998) |
| capital expenditures | Those funds disbursed for facilities and equipment, particularly those related to the delivery of health care. (12 Dec 1998) |
| capital financing | Institutional funding for facilities and for equipment which becomes a part of the assets of the institution. (12 Dec 1998) |
| capital operation | An obsolete term for an operation of such magnitude or involving vital organs to such an extent that it is per se dangerous to life. (05 Mar 2000) |
| capital punishment | The use of the death penalty for certain crimes. (12 Dec 1998) |
| capitate | Enlarged or swollen at tip, gathered into a mass at apex, as compound stigma, a knoblike stigma terminating a style. (09 Oct 1997) |