From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Human, Watervesselves‧sel /ˈvesəl/ ●○○ noun [countable]1formal a ship or large boat
a fishing vessel2technical a vein in your body
a burst blood vessel3old use a container for holding liquidsExamples from the Corpusvessel• You have more sweatglands and bloodvessels per squareinch in your scalp than any other part of your body.• When caffeineblocks these receptors, blood vesselsdilate, increasing the filtration rate and producing more urine.• Some ritualvessels have shieldspainted on them.• a sailingvessel• Whatever had been on its prow was now gone, sheared off when the sleekvessel had been driven among the trees.• And the Navy wants the vesselcheap -- by Pentagonstandards at least.• The vessel is about 30 miles off the Baja Californiacoast, in international waters.blood vessel• If the plaque blocks a blood vessel, a heartattack or stroke can occur.• You have more sweat glands and blood vessels per square inch in your scalp than any other part of your body.• Heart tissue has a complexarchitecture that includes blood vessels and connective tissue, as well as musclecells.• The new softplasticprobe is designed to take microdialysis samples from soft tissues or blood vessels.• My doctors performed a bypassoperation to clear away a blockage in the blood vessels that supply my heart.• Doctors first thought it reduced blood pressure by relaxing the blood vessels, Rubin said.• The blood vessels then dilate, allowing blood to flow more easily.Originvessel(1300-1400)Old Frenchvaissel, from Late Latinvascellum, from Latinvas; → VASE
