What is "capillaries"

Usage examples of "capillaries".

Broken veins high on each cheekbone gave the man the appearance of good health, but underneath the threadlike capillaries the skin was sallow and open-pored.

If the capillaries refill afterwards, you probably have healthy tissue there.

She closed her eyes, took the three deep breaths that triggered light meditation, and sent blood pumping around her veins, squeezing into the capillaries in her fingers and toes.

Marghe had studied at Port Central: bony crest, grayish, slippery-looking skin blushing to pink where the capillaries webbed the near surface, stringy pectorals that powered two true wings like those of a bat, and a fixed gliding wing like delicate parchment.

This close to her, she was able to see the thin capillaries in her eyes, which had become gray and dull.

If it clots too readily, clots form even when there isn't any damage, and they get stuck-usually in the capillaries in the legs, but sometimes in more dangerous places.