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blood vessel

noun

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

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artery, vein, capillary, arteriole, metarteriole, venule

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
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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.
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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.)

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