noun
a vessel in which blood circulates (Freq. 4)
• Hyponyms:
↑artery, ↑arteria, ↑arterial blood vessel, ↑ductus arteriosus, ↑vasa vasorum, ↑vein, ↑vena, ↑venous blood vessel, ↑capillary, ↑capillary vessel
• Part Holonyms: ↑circulatory system, ↑cardiovascular system
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noun, pl ⋯ -sels [count]
: a small tube that carries blood to different parts of a person or animal's body
◇ Arteries, veins, and capillaries are kinds of blood vessels.
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any of the tubes through which blood flows through the body
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broken blood vessels
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The knife had missed the major blood vessels.
Example Bank:
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blood vessels supplying nutrition to the skin
Useful english dictionary. 2012.