blood vessel

noun

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

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Its main effect is causing blood vessels to contract. Ars Technica, 20 Jan. 2025 In the other form, abnormal blood vessels growing behind the retina damage the macula by leaking blood into it. Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 18 Jan. 2025 While experts can't pinpoint one specific reason for why strokes are increasing in younger adults, high blood pressure is one of the biggest risk factors for intracerebral hemorrhage or ICH strokes, which occur when a blood vessel bleeds in the brain. Sarah Klein, SELF, 16 Jan. 2025 These blood vessels can cause a slow GI bleed that starts and stops intermittently.22 Mallory-Weiss syndrome: This is a tear in the mucosal lining of the GI tract, usually where the esophagus meets the stomach. Lindsay Curtis, Health, 11 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for blood vessel 

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 27 Jan. 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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