BLOOD VESSEL Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the phrase blood vessel. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for BLOOD VESSEL
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| artery | nounn | |||||
noun • a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body • a major thoroughfare that bears important traffic | ||||||
| capillary | nounn | |||||
adjective • of or relating to hair noun • a tube of small internal diameter; holds liquid by capillary action • any of the minute blood vessels connecting arterioles with venules adjective satellite • long and slender with a very small internal diameter | ||||||
| vein | nounn | |||||
noun • a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart • a distinctive style or manner • any of the vascular bundles or ribs that form the branching framework of conducting and supporting tissues in a leaf or other plant organ • a layer of ore between layers of rock • one of the horny ribs that stiffen and support the wing of an insect verb • make a veinlike pattern | ||||||
| vasculature | nounn | |||||
noun • The arrangement of blood vessels in the body, or within an organ. | ||||||