- plural of blood vessel.
blood vessels
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Surgeons attached the pig kidney to the blood vessels inside Tim Andrews' body so the organ could filter the blood.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
However, after around six months the blood vessels in the kidney started to become damaged and the organ inflamed and then it started to fail.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
By helping blood vessels maintain healthier function, curcumin could potentially lower some of the cardiovascular risks associated with diabetes.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
Together, these effects suggest that curcumin may help limit the structural and functional changes that gradually weaken blood vessels and reduce their elasticity.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
The music slinks and rises and settles back to earth, and then the young voice of her long-dead grandfather speaks: There are ninety-six thousand kilometers of blood vessels in the human body; children!
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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