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noun
1.
a craft for traveling on water, now usually one larger than an ordinary rowboat; a ship or boat.
2.
an airship.
3.
a hollow or concave utensil, as a cup, bowl, pitcher, or vase, used for holding liquids or other contents.
4.
Anatomy, Zoology. a tube or duct, as an artery or vein, containing or conveying blood or some other body fluid.
5.
EXPANDBotany. a duct formed in the xylem, composed of connected cells that have lost their intervening partitions, that conducts water and mineral nutrients. Compare tracheid.
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is always a great word to know.
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| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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Word Origin & History
vessel
c.1300, "container," from O.Fr. vessel (Fr. vaisseau) from L. vascellum "small vase or urn," also "a ship," dim. of vasculum, itself a dim. of vas "vessel." Sense of "ship, boat" is found in Eng. c.1300. "The association between hollow utensils and boats appears in all languages" [Weekley]. Meaning "canal
EXPANDor duct of the body" (esp. for carrying blood) is attested from late 14c.
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Medical Dictionary
vessel ves·sel (věs'əl)
n.
A duct, canal, or other tube that contains or conveys a body fluid such as blood or lymph.
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vessel  (věs'əl) Pronunciation Key
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