Blood-vessel
111vessel — ves•sel [[t]ˈvɛs əl[/t]] n. 1) naut. a craft for traveling on water, esp. a fairly large one 2) a hollow or concave utensil, as a cup, bowl, or pitcher, used for holding liquids or other contents 3) anat. zool. a tube or duct, as an artery or… …
112vessel — ves|sel [ vesl ] noun count ** 1. ) FORMAL a large boat or ship: New Zealand has banned vessels carrying nuclear weapons. a fishing/navy vessel 2. ) a tube in people, animals, or plants through which liquid flows: blood vessels 3. ) FORMAL a bowl …
113vessel — noun (C) 1 formal a ship or large boat: a fishing vessel 2 old use or formal a container for holding liquids 3 technical a tube that carries blood through your body, such as a vein, or that carries liquid through a plant …
114blood cup — noun a scarlet European fungus with cup shaped ascocarp • Syn: ↑fairy cup, ↑Peziza coccinea • Hypernyms: ↑discomycete, ↑cup fungus • Member Holonyms: ↑Peziza, ↑genus Peziza …
115blood extravasation — noun the leakage of blood from a vessel into tissues surrounding it; can occur in injuries or burns or allergic reactions • Hypernyms: ↑bleeding, ↑hemorrhage, ↑haemorrhage, ↑extravasation …
116vessel — /ˈvɛsəl / (say vesuhl) noun 1. a craft for travelling on water, now especially one larger than an ordinary rowing boat; a ship or boat. 2. a hollow or concave article, as a cup, bowl, pot, pitcher, vase, bottle, etc., for holding liquid or other… …
117vessel — 1. Container. Ipu; umeke (circular); ipu lepo (earth); hue (narrow necked). 2. Ship. Moku. 3. Anatomy. A a koko (blood) …
118bleeding and blood clotting — ▪ disease Introduction escape of blood from blood vessels into surrounding tissue and the process of coagulation through the action of platelets. Significance of hemostasis The evolution of high pressure blood circulation in… …
119Red blood cell — Human red blood cells (6 8μm) Red blood cells (abbreviated RBCs; also referred to as erythrocytes or simply, as red cells[1]) are the most common type of blood cell and the vertebrate organism s principal means of delivering oxygen (O2) to the… …
120National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute — The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (or NHLBI) is a division of the National Institutes of Health, located in Bethesda, Maryland. It is tasked with allocating about $2.7 billion in United States tax revenue per year (fiscal year 2004… …
