blood vessel

Example Sentences

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At first, doctors were worried cabin pressure could cause a blood vessel to burst, but have now given Olivia clearance to fly home.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Older adults tend to produce less nitric oxide as they age, and reduced nitric oxide availability can affect blood vessel function.

From Science Daily • May 25, 2026

You may not know you have high blood pressure until something goes wrong and that extra pressure ruptures a blood vessel - like a burst pipe – causing a stroke or a heart attack.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

That challenge pushed the researchers toward a different idea: a biomaterial that could be infused into a blood vessel in the heart during procedures such as angioplasty or stenting, or delivered through an IV.

From Science Daily • May 5, 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