blood vessel

noun

: any of the vessels through which blood circulates in the body

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All of these things can soften poop and move it through your system more smoothly—which helps keep those nearby blood vessels calm and cool. Erica Sloan, SELF, 5 Sep. 2025 Acclimating to heat can prompt physiological shifts, including an increase in blood volume, an increase in sweat volume, and potential shifts in how efficiently your blood vessels respond to those alterations in volume and stress. Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 4 Sep. 2025 Varicose veins—visible, swollen blood vessels underneath your skin, usually in your legs—can happen when blood that usually flows toward your heart backs up and pools in a vein. Sarah Hudgens, Health, 4 Sep. 2025 When these blood vessels are damaged, blood leaks under the skin’s surface. Marisa Garshick, Verywell Health, 4 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for blood vessel

Word History

First Known Use

1655, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of blood vessel was in 1655

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“Blood vessel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blood%20vessel. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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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