blood vessel

noun

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

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This alarming sign indicated that some of the filler had entered a blood vessel, obstructing blood flow to the upper lip, nose, and cheek. Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025 Hemorrhagic stroke - a ruptured or bleeding blood vessel. Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 16 May 2025 The second gene was associated with blood pressure, likely connected to blood vessel structure and function. Ari Daniel, NPR, 15 May 2025 Estrogen has cardioprotective factors, so when estrogen levels decrease in menopause, cholesterol levels and blood vessel elasticity change—and heart disease risk rises. Carmen Rios, Flow Space, 12 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for blood vessel

Word History

First Known Use

1655, in the meaning defined above

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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 28 May. 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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