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Examples of blood vessel in a Sentence
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Magnesium can also prevent the narrowing of blood vessels in the brain caused by the release of serotonin in response to pain.
—Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2024
The tiny Impella pumps, about the width of a candy cane, are threaded through blood vessels to take over the work of the heart in patients who are undergoing complex procedures or have life-threatening conditions.
—Christina Jewett, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2024
The scientists packaged their implantable battery in a soft porous flexible polymer film that has previously found use in artificial blood vessels, says Xizheng Liu, a professor of engineering at Tianjin.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Mar. 2024
Heart and Blood Vessel Problems High blood sugar can damage your heart and blood vessels.
—Amanda MacMillan, Health, 9 Mar. 2024
These transactions are the blood vessels coursing through in the veins and arteries of the health system, keeping it alive.
—Seth Joseph, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Merck climbed 5% after federal regulators approved its treatment for adults with pulmonary arterial hypertension, a rare disease where blood vessels in the lungs thicken and narrow.
—Elaine Kurtenbach, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2024
As the blood vessels narrow, the heart is forced to work harder to pump blood to the lungs.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN, 26 Mar. 2024
Grapefruit: Grapefruits are a good source of vitamin C, which the body uses to form blood vessels, cartilage, muscle and collagen in the bones.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1655, in the meaning defined above
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“Blood vessel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blood%20vessel. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
Kids Definition
blood vessel
noun
: a vessel (as an artery or vein) in which blood circulates in the body of an animal
Medical Definition
blood vessel
noun
: any of the vessels through which blood circulates in the body
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