blood vessel
noun
any of the vessels, as arteries, veins, or capillaries, through which the blood circulates.
Origin of blood vessel
First recorded in 1685–95
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Meanwhile I was bleeding tremendously, for he had cut a blood-vessel in my arm.'
Gerald FitzgeraldCharles James Lever
Every blood-vessel was striving to grapple with the present.
Garrison's FinishW. B. M. Ferguson
When the ogress heard it she burst a blood-vessel (in her heart) and died.
Italian Popular TalesThomas Frederick Crane
“The poor fellow must have broken a blood-vessel, sir,” said Raby.
The Pirate of the MediterraneanW.H.G. Kingston
The injury referred to was the bursting of a blood-vessel in the lungs.
Deep Down, a Tale of the Cornish MinesR.M. Ballantyne
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