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- adjective anatomy preceding (on the arterial side of) a
capillary
Etymologies
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From pre- + capillary
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Examples
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Hypertonic saline solutions have a sodium content ranging from 400 to 2400 mOsm / L. Hypertonic solutions have potentially advantageous physiologic effects, including improved cardiac contractility and precapillary vasodilation.
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