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vessel

 [ves´el]
any channel for carrying a fluid, such as blood or lymph; called also vas.
absorbent vessel lymphatic vessel.
blood vessel any of the vessels conveying the blood; an artery, arteriole, vein, venule, or capillary.
collateral vessel
1. a vessel that parallels another vessel, a nerve, or other structure.
2. a vessel important in establishing and maintaining collateral circulation.
great v's the large vessels entering the heart, including the aorta, the pulmonary arteries and veins, and the venae cavae.
lacteal vessel those that take up chyle from the intestinal wall during digestion.
lymphatic v's the capillaries, collecting vessels, and trunks that collect lymph from the tissues and carry it to the blood stream.
nutrient v's vessels supplying nutritive elements to special tissues, as arteries entering the substance of bone or the walls of large blood vessels.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

col·lat·er·al ves·sel

[TA]
1. a branch of an artery running parallel with the parent trunk;
2. a vessel that runs in parallel with another vessel, nerve, or other long structure.
Synonym(s): vas collaterale [TA]
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

col·lat·er·al ves·sel

(kŏ-lat'ĕr-ăl ves'ĕl) [TA]
1. A branch of an artery running parallel with the parent trunk.
2. A vessel that runs in parallel with another vessel, nerve, or other long structure.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
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