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vessel /ves·sel/ (ves´'l) any channel for carrying a fluid, such as blood or lymph. blood vessel one of the vessels conveying the blood, comprising arteries, capillaries, and veins. chyliferous vessel lacteal (2). collateral vessel 1. a vessel that parallels another vessel, nerve, or other structure. 2. a vessel important in establishing and maintaining a collateral circulation. great vessels the large vessels entering the heart, including the aorta, the pulmonary arteries and veins, and the venae cavae. lacteal vessel lacteal (2). lymphatic vessels the capillaries, collecting vessels, and trunks that collect lymph from the tissues and carry it to the blood stream. nutrient vessels vessels supplying nutritive elements to special tissues, as arteries entering the substance of bone or the walls of large blood vessels.
blood vessel, any one of the network of muscular tubes that carry blood. Kinds of blood vessels are arteries, arterioles, capillaries, veins, and venules. blood vessel(s), n the network of muscular tubes that carry blood. The kinds of blood vessels are arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules, and veins. blood vessels, periodontal ligament, n.pl a well-developed vascular system that enters the periodontal ligament and supplies blood to all the regions surrounding the tooth. blood vessels, pulp, n.pl a well-developed vascular system that enters the apical foramen of the tooth and supplies blood to the pulp tissue. blood, volume index of, n the volume of red blood cells divided by the total volume of blood times 100 times the volume percent of packed red blood cells (hematocrit index). A value greater than 1 indicates an abnormally large number or size of erythrocytes. blood vessel any of the vessels conveying the blood; an artery, arteriole, vein, venule, sinusoid or capillary. blood vessel calcification in animals usually part of a generalized calcification syndrome; see calcification. blood vessel congenital defect coronary blood vessel see coronary arteries. blood vessel disease includes arteritis, phlebitis, lymphangitis. pulmonary blood vessel v's see Table 9 (arteries), Table 15 (veins). shunt blood vessel include naturally-occurring arteriovenous anastomoses and those caused by accidental injury or by congenital defect. blood vessel stenosis narrowing of the lumen caused by fibrous tissue contraction in the walls, or compression by other adjoining tissues, or congenital defect. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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His team found that even in the presence of oxygen levels that would not normally trigger vessel dilation, drugs that lower intracellular ATP concentrations still open coronary blood vessels. However, the applications of drug-eluting stents are not confined to the coronary blood vessels. Overall, this study independently confirms previously published research demonstrating the critical role of the Hedgehog pathway in coronary blood vessel development in the fetus and the ability to promote |
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