capillary blood vessel

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• blood vessel — ► NOUN ▪ a tubular structure carrying blood through the tissues and organs; a vein, artery, or capillary …   English terms dictionary

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

• venous blood vessel — noun a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart all veins except the pulmonary vein carry unaerated blood • Syn: ↑vein, ↑vena • Derivationally related forms: ↑venous (for: ↑vein) …   Useful english dictionary

• arterial blood vessel — noun a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body • Syn: ↑artery, ↑arteria • Derivationally related forms: ↑arterial (for: ↑artery) • Hypernyms: ↑blood vesse …   Useful english dictionary

• Sinusoid (blood vessel) — A sinusoid is a small blood vessel similar to a capillary but with a discontinuous endothelium.Sinusoids are found in the liver, lymphoid tissue, endocrine organs, and hematopoietic organs such as the bone marrow and the spleen. Sinusoids found… …   Wikipedia

• 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 — a tube carrying blood away from or towards the heart. Blood vessels are the means by which blood circulates throughout the body. See: artery, arteriole, vein, venule, capillary …   The new mediacal dictionary

• blood vessel — tube or duct of the body containing or circulating blood (artery, vein or capillary) …   English contemporary dictionary