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VESSELS |
Arteries, blood ... |
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SANGUIFEROUS |
Conveying blood; as, sanguiferous vessels, i. e., the
arteries, veins, capillaries. |
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RHEOMETER |
An instrument for measuring the velocity of the blood
current in the arteries. |
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EXTRAVASATE |
To force or let out of the proper vessels or
arteries, as blood. |
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PULSE |
The beating or throbbing of the heart or blood vessels,
especially of the arteries. |
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HEMADROMOMETER |
An instrument for measuring the velocity with which
the blood moves in the arteries. |
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LIGATURE |
A thread or string for tying the blood vessels,
particularly the arteries, to prevent hemorrhage. |
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HEMADROMOMETRY |
The act of measuring the velocity with which the
blood circulates in the arteries; haemotachometry. |
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TRANSFUSE |
To transfer, as blood, from the veins or arteries of
one man or animal to those of another. |
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VESSEL |
Any tube or canal in which the blood or other fluids are
contained, secreted, or circulated, as the arteries, veins, lymphatics,
etc. |
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CAROTID |
One of the two main arteries of the neck, by which blood
is conveyed from the aorta to the head. [See Illust. of Aorta.] |
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SYSTOLE |
The contraction of the heart and arteries by which the
blood is forced onward and the circulation kept up; -- correlative to
diastole. |
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CAPILLARY |
A minute, thin-walled vessel; particularly one of the
smallest blood vessels connecting arteries and veins, but used also for
the smallest lymphatic and biliary vessels. |
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HEMADYNAMOMETER |
An instrument by which the pressure of the blood
in the arteries, or veins, is measured by the height to which it will
raise a column of mercury; -- called also a haemomanometer. |
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NAVUS |
... a
birthmark; -- usually applied to vascular tumors, i. e., those
consisting mainly of blood vessels, as dilated arteries, veins, or
capillar... |
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PRESSOR |
...rease of
pressure; as, pressor nerve fibers, stimulation of which excites the
vasomotor center, thus causing a stronger contraction of the arter... |