great vessel
English
Noun
great
vessel
(
plural
great vessels
)
(
anatomy
,
mostly plural
)
Any of the large
vessels
that bring
blood
to and from the
heart
, i.e. the
superior
and
inferior
vena cava
, the
pulmonary
arteries
and
veins
, and the
aorta
.
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