capillary circulation

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cap·il·lar·y cir·cu·la·tion

the course of the blood through the capillaries.
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Microcirculation is also referred to in scientific medical literature as the capillary circulation, terminal circulation, or end-circulation.
They often occur in people who complain of persistently cold hands and feet who may have an insufficiency of capillary circulation in the extremities.
Pressures exceeding 30 mm Hg can significantly reduce mucosal capillary circulation and result in tracheal necrosis.
The supply of oxygen to the tissues and the regulation of the capillary circulation.
The Nature paper shows there is a beta amyloid-independent pathway of neuronal degeneration that depends on vascular damage primarily within brain capillary circulation and breakdown of the blood-brain barrier," Dr.