(any blood vessel)

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• blood vessel — Any vessel conveying blood : arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules, veins. conveying blood. SYN: vas sanguineum [TA]. choroid blood vessel s [TA] the arteries and veins that, with the loose connective tissue and pigmented cells which form… …   Medical dictionary

• Blood vessel — Blood ves sel (Anat.) Any vessel or canal in which blood circulates in an animal, as an artery or vein. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• blood vessel — n. any artery, vein, or capillary through which blood flows …   English World dictionary

• blood vessel — noun a vessel in which blood circulates (Freq. 4) • Hypernyms: ↑vessel, ↑vas • Hyponyms: ↑artery, ↑arteria, ↑arterial blood vessel, ↑ductus arteriosus, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• blood vessel — noun (C) 1 any of the tubes through which blood flows in your body 2 burst a blood vessel to become very angry or upset about something: My dad nearly burst a blood vessel when I told him I quit college …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• blood vessel — any of the vessels, as arteries, veins, or capillaries, through which the blood circulates. [1685 95] * * * ▪ anatomy       a vessel in the human or animal body in which blood circulates. The vessels that carry blood away from the heart are… …   Universalium

• blood vessel — Any vessel or canal facilitating blood circulation …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

• blood vessel — blood′ ves sel n. anat. any channel through which the blood normally circulates; an artery, vein, or capillary • Etymology: 1685–95 …   From formal English to slang

• blood vessel — noun referring to any vessel in which blood is carried, such as arteries, capillaries or veins …   Wiktionary

• blood vessel — noun Date: 1694 any of the vessels through which blood circulates in the body …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• blood vessel — /ˈblʌd vɛsəl / (say blud vesuhl) noun any of the vessels (arteries, veins, capillaries) through which the blood circulates …