🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

血管

Pronunciation / Transliteration: xuèguǎn

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Blood-Vessel/ˈblʌdˌvɛs.əl/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"血管负责将血液输送到身体各个部位。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A tubular structure in the body that carries blood.

    "The doctor explained how the blood-vessels transport oxygen and nutrients to the tissues."
  2. 2

    Any of the arteries, veins, or capillaries in the circulatory system.

    "Damage to the blood-vessels can lead to serious health issues."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'blood-vessel' is derived from the combination of 'blood', which comes from Old English 'blōd', and 'vessel', from Latin 'vasculum', meaning a small vessel. The term has evolved to describe the tubular structures that carry blood throughout the body, reflecting the biological understanding of circulation developed in the 16th century.

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