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