Blutgefäß

blood vessel

noun BLOOT-ge-faes Rare

Usage Note

Blutgefäß is the common term for any blood vessel (artery, vein, or capillary). Very frequent in medical and health journalism: Blutgefäße erweitern/verengen (dilate/constrict blood vessels).

Examples

"Nikotin verengt die Blutgefäße und belastet das Herz."

Natural Translation

Nicotine constricts blood vessels and strains the heart.

Literal Translation

Nicotine narrows the blood-vessels and burdens the heart.

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