blood vessels
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Peripheral artery disease occurs when narrowed blood vessels reduce circulation to the limbs.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 19, 2026
Nitrite helps relax and widen blood vessels, improving blood flow and contributing to lower blood pressure.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
The procedure blocked blood flow in 90% of the blood vessels treated as part of the study, and there were no unwanted side-effects.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
She lay flat as a specially-designed machine fired high-powered ultrasound waves at tiny blood vessels in her placenta.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
The human heart shuttles blood through sixty thousand miles of blood vessels.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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