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These can cause increased pressure on your blood vessels, which can lead to capillary rupture.
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Brandi Jones, Msn-Ed, Health, 7 Feb. 2025
But here’s the reality: Every system in the human body is connected, and surgery puts significant strain on the heart and blood vessels.
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Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025
Changes in the behavior of blood vessels have also been shown to have an important, negative impact.
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Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 3 Feb. 2025
Inflammation damages the endothelial lining of blood vessels, which in turn increases the risk of blood clots.
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Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 30 Jan. 2025
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First Known Use
1655, in the meaning defined above
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“Blood vessel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blood%20vessel. Accessed 19 Feb. 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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