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blood vessel

noun

  1. any of the vessels, as arteries, veins, or capillaries, through which the blood circulates.


blood vessel

noun

  1. an artery, capillary, or vein
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blood vessel

  1. An elastic tube or passage in the body through which blood circulates; an artery, a vein, or a capillary.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of blood vessel1

First recorded in 1685–95
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Example Sentences

The hypothesis was that the mild version of non-freezing cold injury might damage the ability of your blood vessels to dilate and bring warm blood to your extremities, and compromise your ability to detect subtle changes in temperature.

This in turn often causes anemia, a perpetual shortage of red blood cells, and clogging of the blood vessels, which can result in organ and tissue damage, pain episodes, infections or sometimes more serious complications requiring hospitalization.

Following these people for 25 years, researchers looked for coronary artery calcification, or CAC, a hardening of blood vessels that can signal future heart disease.

Hawthorn berry extract decreases the likelihood of arrhythmia, and promotes the relaxation of blood vessels, which in turn result in better circulation.

Over time, high blood sugar can damage blood vessels and nerves that control the heart, high blood pressure can damage artery walls, and smoking as well as unhealthy levels of cholesterol or triglycerides can harden and narrow the arteries.

Other viruses may simply break through blood vessel walls, slipping between or even through the cells, Spindler said.

The gas stimulated his heart action to the point where a blood vessel was ruptured causing death.

I presume not; but the sweat literally hailed off that man, and I expected every moment to see him burst a blood-vessel.

The colt tried to throw him off, and, failing to do so, dashed off at such a rate that he burst a blood vessel and fell down dead.

In this case, there is danger of bursting a blood-vessel, or occasioning an inflammation.

Thus we may close the artery until the doctor is called, who may sew up the injured blood vessel.

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