Blood-vessel
1Blood vessel — Blood Blood (bl[u^]d), n. [OE. blod, blood, AS. bl[=o]d; akin to D. bloed, OHG. bluot, G. blut, Goth. bl[=o][thorn], Icel. bl[=o][eth], Sw. & Dan. blod; prob. fr. the same root as E. blow to bloom. See {Blow} to bloom.] 1. The fluid which… …
2Blood vessel — Blood ves sel (Anat.) Any vessel or canal in which blood circulates in an animal, as an artery or vein. [1913 Webster] …
3blood vessel — blood ,vessel noun count a tube that carries blood around your body, such as a VEIN or ARTERY: He had broken blood vessels on his nose and cheeks …
4blood vessel — blood .vessel n one of the tubes through which blood flows in your body →↑artery, vein ↑vein …
5blood vessel — ► NOUN ▪ a tubular structure carrying blood through the tissues and organs; a vein, artery, or capillary …
6blood vessel — n. any artery, vein, or capillary through which blood flows …
7Blood vessel — The blood vessels are part of the circulatory system and function to transport blood throughout the body. The most important vessels in the system are the capillaries, the microscopic vessels which enable the actual exchange of water and… …
8blood vessel — noun a vessel in which blood circulates (Freq. 4) • Hypernyms: ↑vessel, ↑vas • Hyponyms: ↑artery, ↑arteria, ↑arterial blood vessel, ↑ductus arteriosus, ↑ …
9blood 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… …
10blood vessel — n. 1) an occluded blood vessel 2) a blood vessel bursts * * * a blood vessel bursts an occluded blood vessel …
