blood_vessel
has definitions from the fields of anatomy,zoology
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[ noun ] (anatomy,zoology) a vessel in which blood circulates
Used in print (Walter H. Buchsbaum, "Advances in Medical Electronics"...)For many_of these measurements the chest must be opened , but the blood_vessels and the heart itself remain undisturbed . Sonar can be used to measure the thickness of the heart by placing small crystal transducers at opposite sides of the heart or blood_vessel and exciting one with some pulsed ultrasonic energy . The Doppler_effect , using ultrasonic signals , can be employed to measure the flow of blood without cutting into the blood_vessel . Because the body contains so much liquid , transmission of ultrasonic signals proceeds fairly well in muscles and blood_vessels . Related terms vas vein artery vasa_vasorum capillary ductus_arteriosus circulatory_system |
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