Usage patterns 血けっ 管かん が 詰つ まる for a blood vessel to become clogged/blocked
Arteriosclerosis can cause blood vessels to become clogged.
血けっ 管かん が 破は 裂れつ する for a blood vessel to rupture/burst
A blood vessel in his brain ruptured and caused bleeding.
血けっ 管かん が 浮う き 出で る for veins to bulge/stand out (on skin)
When I exercise, the veins in my arms stand out.
血けっ 管かん を 広ひろ げる to dilate blood vessels
This medicine dilates blood vessels and lowers blood pressure.
Kanji 管 pipe, tube, wind instrument Related words 血管 is the standard modern word for a blood vessel, while 脈絡 in this sense is archaic and now found mainly in historical or medical texts.
血管 is the medical term for a blood vessel, while 筋 is the everyday word for a vein that shows as a raised line under the skin.
血管 is the general term for a blood vessel, while 脈 can also extend to non-biological veins like mineral streaks in rock.
血管 is the general term for any blood vessel, whereas 静脈 refers specifically to the vessels that return blood to the heart.
Don't confuse with 血管 is the general term for any blood vessel, while 動脈 refers specifically to an artery carrying blood away from the heart.
血管 is the general term for any blood vessel, while 静脈 refers specifically to a vein returning blood to the heart.
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Word family· 32 capillary; capillary vessel
cardiovascular
cerebral blood vessel; cerebrovascular
intravascular; inside a blood vessel
vascular wall; blood vessel wall
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Etymology Compound of 血 (blood) and 管 (pipe/tube), straightforwardly meaning 'blood vessel'. The reading けっかん is a regular on'yomi combination.
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