Definition

Noun: * Blood vessel: A tubular structure in the body, part of the circulatory system, that carries blood. This is the general term for all such tubes, including arteries, veins, and capillaries.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Huyết quản dẫn máu đi khắp cơ thể. (Blood vessels carry blood throughout the body.)
  • Cao huyết áp có thể gây tổn thương huyết quản. (High blood pressure can damage blood vessels.)
  • Bác sĩ phát hiện một huyết quản bị tắc nghẽn. (The doctor discovered a blocked blood vessel.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "huyết quản" is a general, anatomical term. In specific medical or common contexts, more precise words are often used:
  • Động mạch (artery): A blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart.
  • Tĩnh mạch (vein): A blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart.
  • Mao mạch (capillary): A tiny blood vessel where the exchange of oxygen, nutrients, and waste occurs.

Variants and Related Words

• Mạch máu (n): This is a more common and colloquial synonym for "huyết quản," also meaning "blood vessel."
  • Anh ấy bị đứt mạch máu. (He has a ruptured blood vessel.)
• Tuần hoàn máu (n): Blood circulation.
  • Hệ tuần hoàn máu gồm tim và huyết quản. (The circulatory system includes the heart and blood vessels.)

Synonyms

• Blood vessel: The direct and primary translation.
• Vessel (in medical context): Often used as a shortened form, e.g., "vascular disease" (bệnh về huyết quản/mạch máu).

Related Terms (Medical Context)

• Giãn huyết quản / Giãn mạch: Vasodilation (widening of blood vessels).
• Co huyết quản / Co mạch: Vasoconstriction (narrowing of blood vessels).
• Bệnh huyết quản / Bệnh mạch máu: Vascular disease.

noun

1. blood-vessel