Meanings
nounblood vessel (plural blood vessels)
plural blood vessels
- anatomyA component of the circulatory system, such as an artery, capillary, or vein, that carries blood.
As we age, the major arteries of our bodies frequently become thickened with plaque, a fatty material with an oatmeal-like consistency that builds up along the inner lining of blood vessels.
2013 July-August, Stephen P. Lownie, David M. Pelz, “Stents to Prevent Stroke”, in American ScientistSynonyms: edder
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA component of the circulatory system, such as an artery, capillary, or vein, that carries blood.
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Translations
Ancient Greek φλέψ
- φλέψ (phléps)component of the circulatory system that carries blood
Arabic وِعَاء دَمَوِيّ
- وِعَاء دَمَوِيّ (wiʕāʔ damawiyy)component of the circulatory system that carries blood
Bulgarian кръвоно́сен съд
- кръвоно́сен съд (krăvonósen săd)component of the circulatory system that carries blood
Catalan vas sanguini
- vas sanguinicomponent of the circulatory system that carries blood
Chinese Cantonese 血管
- 血管 (hyut³ gun²)component of the circulatory system that carries blood
Chinese Mandarin 血管
- 血管 (xuèguǎn)component of the circulatory system that carries blood
Czech krevní céva, céva
- krevní cévacomponent of the circulatory system that carries blood
- cévacomponent of the circulatory system that carries blood
Danish blodåre
- blodårecomponent of the circulatory system that carries blood
Dutch bloedvat, ader
- bloedvatcomponent of the circulatory system that carries blood
- adercomponent of the circulatory system that carries blood
Esperanto sanga vaskulo
- sanga vaskulocomponent of the circulatory system that carries blood
Estonian veresoon
- veresooncomponent of the circulatory system that carries blood
Finnish verisuoni
- verisuonicomponent of the circulatory system that carries blood
French vaisseau sanguin
- vaisseau sanguincomponent of the circulatory system that carries blood
German Ader, Blutgefäß
- Adercomponent of the circulatory system that carries blood
- Blutgefäßcomponent of the circulatory system that carries blood
Greek αιμοφόρο αγγείο
- αιμοφόρο αγγείο (aimofóro angeío)component of the circulatory system that carries blood
Hebrew כְּלִי־דָּם
- כְּלִי־דָּם (k'lí-dám)component of the circulatory system that carries blood
Hindi रक्त वाहिका, धमनी
- रक्त वाहिका (rakt vāhikā)component of the circulatory system that carries blood
- धमनी (dhamnī)component of the circulatory system that carries blood
- शिरा (śirā)component of the circulatory system that carries blood
Hungarian véredény, ér
- véredénycomponent of the circulatory system that carries blood
- ércomponent of the circulatory system that carries blood
Icelandic æð
- æðcomponent of the circulatory system that carries blood
Indonesian pembuluh darah
- pembuluh darahcomponent of the circulatory system that carries blood
Irish fuileadán, soitheach fola
- fuileadáncomponent of the circulatory system that carries blood
- soitheach folacomponent of the circulatory system that carries blood
Italian vaso sanguigno
- vaso sanguignocomponent of the circulatory system that carries blood
Japanese 血管
- 血管 (kekkan)component of the circulatory system that carries blood
Korean 혈관
- 혈관 (hyeolgwan)component of the circulatory system that carries blood
Latin vēna
- vēnacomponent of the circulatory system that carries blood
Latvian asinsvads
- asinsvadscomponent of the circulatory system that carries blood
Lithuanian kraujagyslė
- kraujagyslėcomponent of the circulatory system that carries blood
Malay pembuluh darah
- pembuluh darahcomponent of the circulatory system that carries blood
Māori uaua, ia toto
- uauacomponent of the circulatory system that carries blood
- ia totocomponent of the circulatory system that carries blood
Norwegian Bokmål blodåre, blodkar
- blodårecomponent of the circulatory system that carries blood
- blodkarcomponent of the circulatory system that carries blood
Persian رگ خونی, رگ
- رگ خونی (rag-e xuni)component of the circulatory system that carries blood
- رگ (rag)component of the circulatory system that carries blood
Polish naczynie krwionośne
- naczynie krwionośnecomponent of the circulatory system that carries blood
Portuguese vaso sanguíneo
- vaso sanguíneocomponent of the circulatory system that carries blood
Romanian vas sanguin, vas de sânge
- vas sanguincomponent of the circulatory system that carries blood
- vas de sângecomponent of the circulatory system that carries blood
- venăcomponent of the circulatory system that carries blood
Russian кровено́сный сосу́д
- кровено́сный сосу́д (krovenósnyj sosúd)component of the circulatory system that carries blood
Slovak krvná cieva, cieva
- krvná cievacomponent of the circulatory system that carries blood
- cievacomponent of the circulatory system that carries blood
Spanish vaso sanguíneo
- vaso sanguíneocomponent of the circulatory system that carries blood
Swedish blodkärl, blodådra
- blodkärlcomponent of the circulatory system that carries blood
- blodådracomponent of the circulatory system that carries blood
- ådracomponent of the circulatory system that carries blood
Tagalog daluyang-dugo, ugat
- daluyang-dugocomponent of the circulatory system that carries blood
- ugatcomponent of the circulatory system that carries blood
Thai หลอดเลือด, เส้นเลือด
- หลอดเลือด (lɔ̀ɔt-lʉ̂ʉat)component of the circulatory system that carries blood
- เส้นเลือด (sên-lʉ̂ʉat)component of the circulatory system that carries blood
Turkish kan damarı, damar
- kan damarıcomponent of the circulatory system that carries blood
- damarcomponent of the circulatory system that carries blood
Ukrainian кровоно́сна суди́на
- кровоно́сна суди́на (krovonósna sudýna)component of the circulatory system that carries blood
Vietnamese huyết quản, mạch máu
- huyết quảncomponent of the circulatory system that carries blood
- mạch máucomponent of the circulatory system that carries blood
Welsh pibell waed
- pibell waedcomponent of the circulatory system that carries blood
Yiddish אָדער
- אָדער (oder)component of the circulatory system that carries blood
Cite this entry
APA
blood vessel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blood%20vessel
MLA
“blood vessel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blood%20vessel. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blood vessel,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blood%20vessel.
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