blood vessel

any of the vessels, as arteries, veins, or capillaries, through which the blood circulates.

Origin of blood vessel

First recorded in 1685–95

I presume not; but the sweat literally hailed off that man, and I expected every moment to see him burst a blood-vessel.

The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) |Robert Louis Stevenson
He had, through over-exertion, burst a blood-vessel in his lungs.

Reminiscences of the Great Mutiny 1857-59 |William Forbes-Mitchell
The prince suddenly and mysteriously dies—as they say, from the bursting of a blood-vessel on the brain.

The World Masters |George Griffith
The injury referred to was the bursting of a blood-vessel in the lungs.

Deep Down, a Tale of the Cornish Mines |R.M. Ballantyne

Oh, she too had died but a short time since; she broke a blood-vessel in a fit of passion at a New-England pedler.

The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. |Washington Irving

blood vessel

an artery, capillary, or vein

blood vessel

An elastic tubular channel, such as an artery, a vein, a sinus, or a capillary, through which the blood circulates.

blood vessel

An elastic tube or passage in the body through which blood circulates; an artery, a vein, or a capillary.