sanguiferous

American  

[sang-gwif-er-uhs] / sæŋˈgwɪf ər əs /

adjective

1. conveying blood, as a blood vessel.

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Etymology

Origin of sanguiferous

First recorded in 1675–85; sangui- + -ferous

Example Sentences

Red flowers were given for derangement in the sanguiferous system, and yellow ones for those of the bile.

From Curiosities of Medical Experience by Millingen, J. G. (John Gideon)

And from the same cause they are not liable to a sanguiferous menstruation.

From Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus

The sanguiferous vessels underwent an extraordinary increase, or, at least, became remarkably evident.

From Cases of Organic Diseases of the Heart by Warren, John Collins

A fifth important circle of irritative motions is that of the sanguiferous system, in which the capillary vessels are to be included, which unite the arterial and venous systems, both pulmonary and aortal.

From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus

In certain diseases, globules of pus have also been detected in the sanguiferous stream.

From Curiosities of Medical Experience by Millingen, J. G. (John Gideon)