definitions

blood vessel

noun

any of the vessels, as arteries, veins, or capillaries, through which the blood circulates.

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RELATED WORDS

artery, vein, capillary, arteriole, metarteriole, venule

Nearby words

blood test, blood transfusion, blood type, blood typing, blood urea nitrogen, blood vessel, blood vessels, blood volume, blood work, blood-air barrier, blood-and-guts

Origin of blood vessel

First recorded in 1685–95
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British Dictionary definitions for blood vessels

blood vessel

noun

an artery, capillary, or vein
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medicine definitions for blood vessels

blood vessel

n.

An elastic tubular channel, such as an artery, a vein, a sinus, or a capillary, through which the blood circulates.
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Science definitions for blood vessels

blood vessel

An elastic tube or passage in the body through which blood circulates; an artery, a vein, or a capillary.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Culture definitions for blood vessels

blood vessels

The flexible tubular canals through which blood circulates in the body. Arteries, veins, and capillaries are all kinds of blood vessels. (See circulatory system.)

The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.