blood vessel
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of blood vessel
First recorded in 1685–95
Example Sentences
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A teenager has become the world's youngest known patient to have brain surgery to treat a particular blood vessel abnormality, hospital bosses have said.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
These antioxidants, found in certain foods, can support heart health, circulation and blood vessel elasticity by reducing inflammation, it says.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026
You may not know you have high blood pressure until something goes wrong and that extra pressure ruptures a blood vessel - like a burst pipe – causing a stroke or a heart attack.
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
That challenge pushed the researchers toward a different idea: a biomaterial that could be infused into a blood vessel in the heart during procedures such as angioplasty or stenting, or delivered through an IV.
From Science Daily ● May 5, 2026
He winced when Thyon jabbed in his needle, and winced again, because the alchemist missed the spirit vein and hit a blood vessel instead.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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