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

The current prototype can also detect a pulse from a blood vessel in the wrist. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026

The surgeons use contrast dye to clearly see the blood vessels. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 24 Sep. 2026

The increase was primarily driven by ischemic stroke, which occurs when a blood vessel supplying the brain becomes blocked. — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026

The brain’s surface has ridges and valleys, and CTE tangles are found in the depths of those valleys, called the cortical sulci, and surround blood vessels. — Alexandra Pattillo, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1655, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for blood vessel

• subsessile
• cresol
• decile
• nestle
• pestle
• sessile
• trestle
• wessel
• wrestle

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