Vessel

:See also Wessel for persons with that similarly pronounced surname.

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Vessel can refer to any of the following:

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• Vessel (French vaisseau, from a rare Latin vascellum, diminuitive of vas), a word of somewhat wide application for many objects such as vas differens, the meaning common to them being capacity to hold or contain something.
• Thus it is a general term for any utensil capable of containing liquids, and for those tubular structures in anatomy, such as the arteries, veins or lymphatics, which contain, secrete or circulate the blood or lymph. Organs or structures which are largely supplied with vessels are said to be vascular (Latin vasculum, another diminutive of vas).
• Vessel (as in French vaisseau) is also a general term for all craft capable of floating on water larger than a rowing boat, such as ships.
• A pressure vessel is a vessel that is subject to either internal or external pressure. This definition generally includes air receivers, heat exchangers, evaporators, steam type sterilisers and autoclaves.

Vessel related Images and Photos (experimental)

Sailing Vessel Becalmed on a Moonlit Night	Anthropomorphic Vessel Probably Representing a Singer	Scene Two: The Sailing Vessel Runs into Rough Seas	Japanese Sailing Vessel is Hit by a Tidal Wave Following an Earthquake
Vessel in the Shape of a Woman from Shah Tappeh Astar-Abad Iran circa 2nd Millennium BC	Viking Vessel Heads out into the Open Sea Her Sail Bellying out Before a Favouring Wind	Kraken Attacking a Sailing Vessel During a Storm	Dutch Fishing Vessel Caught on a Lee Shore with Villagers and a Rescue Boat in the Foreground
Red Blood Cell in a Vessel	Kraken Attacks a Sailing Vessel	French Sailing Vessel Has a Narrow Escape from a Thunderbolt During a Storm at Sea	Calmar de Bouyer Giant Squid Caught by the French Vessel "Alecto" off Tenerife Canary Islands