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blood vesselAny of the tubular structures carrying blood through the tissues and organs; a vein, artery, or capillary

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: Any of the tubular structures carrying blood through the tissues and organs; a vein, artery, or capillary

Pronunciation (IPA): /blʌd ˈvesəl/

Korean meaning: 혈관 (정맥, 동맥, 모세혈관 등 혈액이 흐르는 관 모양의 구조물)

Korean pronunciation: 블러드 **베**설

Example Sentences

  • My grandmother's blood vessels are so visible that she jokes about being a human roadmap.
  • The nurse struggled to find a good blood vessel for the injection.
  • Cold weather can cause blood vessels to constrict, making you feel colder.

blood vessel

NOUN

//blʌd ˈvesəl//

Any of the tubular structures carrying blood through the tissues and organs; a vein, artery, or capillary

blood vessel concept
💡 Concept

Any of the tubular structures carrying blood through the tissues and organs; a vein, artery, or capillary

blood vessel rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

She wrestles with blood vessel knowledge at her study trestle!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/blʌd ˈvesəl/
🇬🇧 UK/blʌd ˈvesəl/

🌳Etymology

Rootblood
Suffix-vessel

Origin

blood는 게르만어족에서 유래되었고, vessel은 라틴어 'vasculum'(작은 용기)에서 나왔습니다. 혈액을 담고 운반하는 작은 용기라는 의미로 결합된 의학 용어입니다.

🎵Rhyme

vesselwrestletrestle
vessel
wrestle
trestle

🔗Collocations

dilated blood vessels
ruptured blood vessel
blood vessel damage
constricted blood vessels
major blood vessels
examine blood vessels

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My grandmother's blood vessels are so visible that she jokes about being a human roadmap.

The nurse struggled to find a good blood vessel for the injection.

Cold weather can cause blood vessels to constrict, making you feel colder.

His face turned red as his blood vessels dilated from embarrassment.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

veinarterycapillaryvascular tube

Related

circulationcardiovascularvascularbloodstreampulse

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