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Ontology of Adverse Events
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April 7, 2026
| Id | http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001982
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001982
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| Preferred Name | capillary |
| Definitions |
Any of the smallest blood vessels connecting arterioles with venules.
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| Synonyms |
capillary vessel
blood capillary
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| Type | http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class |
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| definition | Any of the smallest blood vessels connecting arterioles with venules. |
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| label | capillary
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| prefLabel | capillary
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| has_exact_synonym |
capillary vessel
blood capillary
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| homology_notes | The appearance of Chordata and subsequently the vertebrates is accompanied by a rapid structural diversification of this primitive linear heart: looping, unidirectional circulation, an enclosed vasculature, and the conduction system.[well established][VHOG]
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| editor note | not all sources agree capillary is a blood vessel - consider adopting EMAPA superclass of vascular element
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| has_obo_namespace | uberon
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| id | UBERON:0001982
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| database_cross_reference |
XAO:0000116
EMAPA:35198
CALOHA:TS-2006
VHOG:0001253
TAO:0005250
EFO:0001906
FMA:63194
EV:0100035
MESH:A07.231.432.410
AAO:0010252
ZFA:0005250
UMLS:C0935624
MA:0000065
BTO:0002045
OpenCyc:Mx4rvWEU-5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA
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| external_definition | Any of the tiny blood vessels connecting the arterioles to the venules.[AAO]
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| notation | UBERON:0001982
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| structure_notes | capillaries lack tunica media and tunica adventitia; only the endothelial wall of the tunica intima belongs
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