capillary-vessels

Updated: May 19, 2025

Mucilaginous fluid is secreted on their surfaces. III. Three kinds of rheumatism. The capillary-vessels are like all the other glands except the absorbent system, inasmuch as they receive blood from the arteries, separate a fluid from it, and return the remainder by the veins.

Erasmus Darwin - Zoonomia, Vol. I: Or, the Laws of Organic Life