blood vessel

Example Sentences

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It found the death rate increased among patients who had severe heart attacks, which refers to when a blood vessel that feeds the heart is completely blocked.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

This happens when a nearby blood vessel presses on part of the nerve inside the skull.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

It happens when a nerve is strangled by a blood vessel in the face, with it often misdiagnosed as toothache, and attacks caused by something as simple as a gust of wind.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

The technology could help pinpoint individuals at higher risk with greater precision and track how lifestyle changes or medical treatments affect blood vessel function over time.

From Science Daily • Jan. 30, 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