blood vessels
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Endothelial function describes how well blood vessels relax and widen, and better function is associated with a lower risk of heart attacks.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
Instead, it appears to trigger small shifts in the body’s regulatory systems that reduce inflammation and help blood vessels relax.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
When a female mosquito bites, it uses specialized mouthparts to pierce through the skin of its chosen host and into the blood vessels.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
Sickle cell disease is a lifelong illness, common in people of African descent, and caused by a faulty gene that produces unusually shaped red blood cells that can become stuck in blood vessels.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Nancy handed tools to him, and she reached her fingers inside the monkey to tie off blood vessels and mop up excess blood with small sponges.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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