Body+of+a+vessel
21Astral body — The Astral Sleep by Jeroen van Valkenburg The astral body is a subtle body posited by many religious philosophers, intermediate between the intelligent soul and the physical body, composed of a subtle material.[1] The concept ultimately derives… …
22Blood vessel — The blood vessels are part of the circulatory system and function to transport blood throughout the body. The most important vessels in the system are the capillaries, the microscopic vessels which enable the actual exchange of water and… …
23blood vessel — noun a vessel in which blood circulates (Freq. 4) • Hypernyms: ↑vessel, ↑vas • Hyponyms: ↑artery, ↑arteria, ↑arterial blood vessel, ↑ductus arteriosus, ↑ …
24blood vessel — Any vessel conveying blood : arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules, veins. conveying blood. SYN: vas sanguineum [TA]. choroid blood vessel s [TA] the arteries and veins that, with the loose connective tissue and pigmented cells which form… …
25Intussusception (blood vessel growth) — Intussusception is the process whereby a new blood vessel is created by the splitting of an existing blood vessel in two. It is one of the three ways that blood vessels are known to be formed in the human body, the other two being angiogenesis… …
26Lymph vessel — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Lymph capillaries in the tissue spaces. Caption2 = The thoracic duct and right lymphatic duct. System = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = DorlandsSuf = In anatomy,… …
27Foreign body — For other uses of this term, see foreign body (disambiguation). Effects of foreign body entering through natural orifice Classification and external resources Endoscopy image of gastric foreign body (toothbrush) …
28Niantic (whaling vessel) — Career (United States) Name: Niantic Builder …
29Blood vessel — Blood Blood (bl[u^]d), n. [OE. blod, blood, AS. bl[=o]d; akin to D. bloed, OHG. bluot, G. blut, Goth. bl[=o][thorn], Icel. bl[=o][eth], Sw. & Dan. blod; prob. fr. the same root as E. blow to bloom. See {Blow} to bloom.] 1. The fluid which… …
30blood vessel — any of the vessels, as arteries, veins, or capillaries, through which the blood circulates. [1685 95] * * * ▪ anatomy a vessel in the human or animal body in which blood circulates. The vessels that carry blood away from the heart are… …
