intercapillary watershed

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intercapillary watershed rate
(Noun) the intercapillary watershed is the tissue, which separates adjacent vascular capillary systems and is supplied by both capillaries.
Usage: cells in the intercapillary watershed go into ischemic penumbra first when the flow through the capillary is reduced.


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