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Blood Vessels

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Definition: Any of the tubular vessels conveying the blood (arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules, and veins).  general only: prefer specifics; prefer /blood supply with anatomical terms: Manual 21.4+; permeability  consider also terms at ANGI-, VASA-, VASC-, and VASO- 
See Also Angiography; Vascular Resistance; Vascular Surgical Procedures; Vasomotor System
Examples Arteries; Endothelium, Vascular; Microvessels; Muscle, Smooth, Vascular; Retinal Vessels; Tunica Intima; Vasa Nervorum; Vasa Vasorum; Veins 		Other names Vessels, Blood; Vessel, Blood; Blood Vessel

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