blood vessel

NOUN

blood flow pathway

Synonyms

STRONGEST

artery capillary vein

WEAK

arteriole metarteriole venule

Example Sentences

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Gene activity increased in areas tied to wound repair, including collagen production, blood vessel growth, tissue remodeling, and other processes needed to close and strengthen damaged skin.

From Science Daily • May 20, 2026

You may not know you have high blood pressure until something goes wrong and that extra pressure ruptures a blood vessel - like a burst pipe – causing a stroke or a heart attack.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

But its appeal is clear: rather than requiring direct injections into heart muscle, it could potentially be delivered through existing blood vessel based procedures or by IV, reaching injured tissue from within.

From Science Daily • May 5, 2026

Their focus was on signals related to blood vessel stability and repair.

From Science Daily • Apr. 26, 2026

The man’s face went so purple I thought he’d burst a blood vessel in his neck.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs