blood vessel

noun

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

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Those bubbles would block blood vessels, stretch and tear tissue, and trigger clotting and inflammation. Alan Bradley, Space.com, 8 May 2026 It’s made up of fat, blood vessels, and nerve endings. Scott Haak, EverydayHealth.com, 6 May 2026 The strains of hantavirus in the Americas are attracted to the small blood vessels of the lungs and make the blood vessels leaky — which is bad, because the lungs need air, Chin-Hong said. Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2026 These molecules interact with blood vessels and nerves to trigger the symptoms that allergy sufferers know all too well. Levi Keller, The Conversation, 5 May 2026 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 13 May. 2026.

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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