Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

peritubular capillary

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.03 in modern English

Syllables: per-itubu-lar -cap-il-lary
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a network of small blood vessels that are located around the nephrons in the kidney.

Inflected Forms

peritubular capillaries (plural)

Questions

What does peritubular capillary mean?: Any of a network of small blood vessels that are located around the nephrons in the kidney.

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