blood vessel

noun

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

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Magnesium glycinate may help relieve migraine pain and reduce migraine frequency by relaxing blood vessels, reducing inflammation, and calming overactive nerve signals contributing to pain. Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 9 Jan. 2025 These growths contain tissue and blood vessels that can be small or large enough to fill the uterine cavity.5 Fibroids are benign (non-cancerous) tumors that grow in the uterus.6 Fibroids can stimulate the growth of blood vessels in the uterus or cause the uterine lining to thicken. Jess Sims, Health, 26 Dec. 2024 There is less muscle and cartilage on their ventral side, which would allow the orcas easier access to important blood vessels like the aorta. Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 25 Dec. 2024 Screaming for this many cameos could pop a blood vessel, or deny the brain oxygen, or possibly even a third bad thing. Bethy Squires, Vulture, 22 Dec. 2024 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 15 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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