Definition of blood vessel
: any of the vessels through which blood circulates in the body
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First of all, stress can make your blood pressure spike temporarily, which narrows your blood vessels, according to the Mayo Clinic.
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There's more pounding on the heart and blood vessels.
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This process hardens arteries and causes plaque to form in blood vessels, increasing blood pressure and the risk of heart disease and stroke.
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As a result, their red cells became defective and clogged their blood vessels.
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Retinopathy often presents with leaky blood vessels.
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The team looked instead at tiny blood vessels, about half the diameter of a human hair, within the rib of an Early Jurassic Lufengosaurus specimen.
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The task was beginning to seem hopeless: Once a clot blocked a blood vessel supplying the brain, its cells quickly began to die.
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As people age, their blood vessels lose the capacity to deliver oxygen and nutrients to muscles, resulting in loss of endurance, said David Sinclair, a senior author of the study and a professor of genetics at Harvard Medical School.
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First Known Use of blood vessel
1655
BLOOD VESSEL Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of blood vessel for English Language Learners
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: a small tube that carries blood to different parts of a person or animal's body
BLOOD VESSEL Defined for Kids
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Definition of blood vessel for Students
: an artery, vein, or capillary of the body
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blood vessel
medical Definition of blood vessel
: any of the vessels through which blood circulates in the body
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