Disability insurance pays you a partial amount of your regular wages if you become disabled and are unable to work. Monthly benefits usually last for a specific number of years or until you turn age 65. As a rule, benefits stop once you reach your retirement age under Social Security.
1. blood vessel-a vessel in which blood circulates. arteria, arterial blood vessel, artery-a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body. vas, vessel-a tube in which a body fluid circulates.
A vein is a blood vessel that has a larger lumen, and sometimes veins serve as blood reservoirs or capacitance vessels, containing valves that prevent backflow. This system of vessels in general returns blood to the heart from the periphery (see the image below). Veins: blood flow and valve structure.