Body+of+a+vessel

  • 11vessel — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Late Latin vascellum, diminutive of Latin vas vase, vessel Date: 14th century 1. a. a container (as a cask, bottle, kettle, cup, or bowl) for holding something b. a person into whom some… …

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  • 12vessel — ves|sel [ˈvesəl] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: vaissel, from Late Latin vascellum, from Latin vas; VASE] 1.) formal a ship or large boat ▪ a fishing vessel 2.) technical a ↑vein …

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  • 13vessel — n. a tube conveying a body fluid, especially a blood vessel or a lymphatic vessel …

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  • 14vessel — 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… …

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  • 15Body, ciliary — Part of the eye, the ciliary body is a thin vascular (blood vessel filled) middle layer of the eye that is situated between the sclera (the white of the eye) and the retina (the nerve layer that lines the back of the eye, senses light, and… …

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  • 16vessel flute — ▪ musical instrument also called  globular flute        musical instrument, an aerophone with a closed, spherically shaped body and a blow hole and sometimes with finger holes. In Africa many vessel flutes are made from gourds or shells; pottery… …

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  • 17vessel — 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 …

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  • 18body — The corporeal or physical person or being; the trunk, as distinguished from the head and limbs, that part of the human being between the upper part of his thighs or hips and his neck, excluding his arms. Walker v State, 34 Fla 167, 173; the… …

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  • 19vessel — /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… …

  • 20List of distinct cell types in the adult human body — There are about 210 distinct human cell types,.[1][2][3] There are between 50 and 75 trillion cells in the human body.[citation needed] Cell types can be classified by their tissue of origin. However, it is possible for some cells to have their… …

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