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Capillaries |
any of the fine branching blood vessels that form a network between the arterioles and venules. |
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Lymphocytes |
a type of white blood cell having a large,spherical nucleus surrounded by a thinlayer of nongranular cytoplasm. |
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Bile |
a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, thataids in absorption and digestion, especiallyof fats. |
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Indigestion |
uncomfortable inability or difficulty indigesting food; dyspepsia |
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Cardiovascular system |
The heart and blood vessels considered as a whole. |
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Ventricles |
the two lower chambers oneach side of the heart that receive bloodfrom the atria and in turn force it into thearteries. |
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Peristalsis |
the progressive wave of contraction andrelaxation of a tubular muscular system,especially the alimentary canal, by whichthe contents are forced through the system |
