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Originally appearing in Volume V27, Page 1054 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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VESSEL (O. Fr. vaissel, from a rare
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Lat. vascellum, dim. of vas, vase, urn)
  , a word of somewhat wide application for many
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objects, the meaning
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common to them being capacity to hold or contain something . Thus it is a general
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term for any utensil capable of containing liquids, and for those tubular structures in anatomy, such as the arteries,
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veins or lymphatics, which contain, secrete or circulate the
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blood or
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lymph .
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Organs or structures which are largely supplied with vessels are said to be " vascular " (
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Lat. vasculum, another diminutive of vas) . Vessel (as in French) is also a general term for all craft capable of floating on
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water larger than a rowing boat .

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