blood vessel
CEFR: B2
A tubular biological conduit carrying circulating blood throughout mammalian organs; an artery, vein, or capillary.
Synonyms
- vascular conduit
- circulatory vessel
Common Collocations
- constrict blood vessels
- dilate blood vessels
- damage to blood vessels
Example Sentence
Hypertension causes progressive microscopic damage to the endothelial lining of cerebral blood vessels.