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blood vessel

NOUN
blood flow pathway
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A hemorrhagic stroke is less common than an ischemic stroke, but it is more fatal and occurs when a blood vessel leaks or ruptures in the brain, according to the Mayo Clinic.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

EVs administered without the MAP scaffold failed to produce comparable blood vessel repair.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026

Complication rates vary but there was a 25–50% chance of not getting the whole tumour out and a 0.5–2% chance of injuring a major blood vessel.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

The sprint workout also altered more than 200 metabolites and rapidly increased levels of proteins involved in blood vessel growth, tissue remodeling, and hormonal signaling.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026

Of course they could not know that my mother had died three months before, suddenly, when a blood vessel in her brain burst.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan


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