Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun capillary_vein

1 sense of capillary vein

Sense 1
venule, venula, capillary vein -- (a minute vein continuous with a capillary)
       => vein, vena, venous blood vessel -- (a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart; "all veins except the pulmonary vein carry unaerated blood")