Meanings
nouncapillary refill (countable and uncountable, plural capillary refills)
plural capillary refills
- countableuncountableemergency medicineAn assessment of the rate of refilling of blood capillaries after having applied pressure; used as a diagnostic procedure.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe refilling of empty capillaries by blood.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 毛細血管再充盈 /毛细血管再充盈, 毛細管回流 /毛细管回流
- 毛細血管再充盈 /毛细血管再充盈 (máoxìxuèguǎn zàichōngyíng)refilling of empty capillaries by blood
- 毛細管回流 /毛细管回流 (máoxìguǎn huíliú)refilling of empty capillaries by blood
- 微血管充填 (wēixuèguǎn chōngtián)refilling of empty capillaries by blood
Finnish hiusverisuonten täyttyminen
- hiusverisuonten täyttyminenrefilling of empty capillaries by blood
Russian время возвращения окраски капилляров
- время возвращения окраски капилляров (vremja vozvraščenija okraski kapilljarov)refilling of empty capillaries by blood
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“capillary refill.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capillary%20refill. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
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