Injury to cervical spine may also lead to loss of cervical lordosis. A whiplash while driving motor vehicle, direct trauma on the neck can all contribute to muscle spasm and loss of curvature of cervical spine. Osteoporosis is another important factor that may cause abnormality in cervical spine curvature.
A close up of an eye showing the capillaries. noun. The definition of a capillary is a small blood vessel that is part of the network of the small arteries and small veins, or an extremely thin tube through which nothing thicker than a human hair can pass.
Medical Definition of Capillaries Capillaries: Capillaries are the smallest of blood vessels. They serve to distribute oxygenated blood from arteries to the tissues of the body and to feed deoxygenated blood from the tissues back into the veins. The capillaries are thus a central component in the circulatory system, essentially between the arteries and the veins. When pink areas of skin are compressed, this causes blanching because blood is pressed out of the capillaries.