How to Use blood vessel in a Sentence

blood vessel

noun
  • Foot-long worms that breed in the heart, lungs and blood vessels of dogs and cats.
    — Julie Washington, cleveland, 20 Oct. 2019
  • This stress can affect blood vessels over time.
    — Julie Scott, Verywell Health, 31 Jan. 2026
  • This is the shadow of blood vessels.
    — Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 13 May 2026
  • The bumps form when the blood vessels under your skin start to leak.
    — Julie Stewart, Men's Health, 21 July 2023
  • First, our blood vessels constrict in our arms and legs.
    — Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
  • It’s made up of fat, blood vessels, and nerve endings.
    — Scott Haak, EverydayHealth.com, 6 May 2026
  • Plus, chemo can damage blood vessels.
    — Erica Sloan, SELF, 10 Feb. 2026
  • The less common kind is due to a a burst or bleeding blood vessel.
    — Lindsey Tanner, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Artery is the specific term used for this type of blood vessel.
    — Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 25 Sep. 2022
  • The sudden burst of a blood vessel caused bleeding in his brain.
    — Sharon Epperson, CNBC, 31 July 2025
  • It’s usually caused by a blood vessel that bursts in the brain.
    — Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Matcha can lower the risk of heart and blood vessel issues.
    — Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 12 Mar. 2026
  • These can help dilate your blood vessels and improve blood flow.
    — Sherri Gordon, Health, 4 May 2026
  • In response to cold, blood vessels in the roof of your mouth get smaller.
    — Julia Daye, Popular Science, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The only part of the body lacking blood vessels.
    — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Robots don’t have blood vessels.
    — Patricia Marx, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Two stents were needed to open a blood vessel that was 90% blocked.
    — Dallas News, 25 Oct. 2022
  • Through a blood vessel in the groin, a tube is guided to a blockage in the heart.
    — Gina Kolata, SFChronicle.com, 16 Nov. 2019
  • And in the second a blood vessel can burst or leak, putting pressure on the brain.
    — Sara Gaynes Levy, SELF, 16 May 2022
  • Those fats are linked to healthier blood vessels and, in turn, a healthy heart.
    — Ashley Oerman, SELF, 19 Feb. 2026
  • When a blood vessel is injured, cell fragments called platelets rush to plug the leak.
    — Amber Dance Knowable Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Aug. 2020
  • At the core is a hollow chamber called the pulp, where the nerve and blood vessel are.
    — Kristen Rogers, CNN, 29 Sep. 2020
  • Pomegranates are rich in polyphenols that support blood vessel health.
    — Lynn Andriani, Martha Stewart, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Birds have retinas that mostly lack blood vessels.
    — Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 13 May 2026
  • As the blood vessels narrow, the heart is forced to work harder to pump blood to the lungs.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Looking at the images, the team could see nerves and the tiny blood vessels in the nail bed.
    — Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 27 Sep. 2018
  • Polyphenols in pecans may support healthy blood vessels.
    — Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 19 Dec. 2025
  • Cancers can grow and compress blood vessels.
    — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 10 Feb. 2026
  • But the blood vessels feeding the tumor cannot keep up with the cancer growth.
    — Sadeesh K. Ramakrishnan, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2019
  • Just bring a frozen block to the roof of your mouth, where receptors for your face’s blood vessels live.
    — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2025

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