blood vessel

noun

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

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Salt does raise blood pressure through its effects on blood volume and blood vessels. Angela Ryan Lee, Verywell Health, 1 Aug. 2025 The sudden burst of a blood vessel caused bleeding in his brain. Sharon Epperson, CNBC, 31 July 2025 Enough head trauma can injure brain cells and blood vessels, causing areas of microscopic bleeding inside brain tissue. George Petras, USA Today, 29 July 2025 Their blood vessel capacity was found to be roughly half as high as among noncannabis users. Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 27 July 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 7 Aug. 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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