blood vessel

noun

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

Examples of blood vessel in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Blood flow to your brain decreases in extreme heat as breathing speeds up and blood vessels constrict inside your neck and skull. Laura Paddison, CNN, 29 July 2024 The blood vessels may also spontaneously start bleeding as the tumor grows larger and cells break off, Zuri Murrell, MD, a colorectal surgeon at Cedars-Sinai Cancer in Los Angeles, told Health. Julia Landwehr, Health, 26 July 2024 Dilating the blood vessels close to the skin is one of the body’s cooling mechanisms, so heat can build up when this is not an option. Timmy Broderick, STAT, 16 Aug. 2024 Amyloid plaques can damage blood vessels, seen in red, that ordinarily provide a barrier to harmful substances entering and exiting the brain. New Atlas, 13 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for blood vessel 

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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 8 Sep. 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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