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.
There are three main types of blood vessels: 1  arteries take blood away from the heart to the body organs and tissues. 2  capillaries are tiny, thin-walled vessels which form a network to take blood through the organsand tissues. 3  veins collect blood from the capillaries in the body and return the blood to the heart. arteries take blood away from the heart to the body organs and tissues. 2  The artery wall is thick and muscular so it can withstand the high pressure of the blood being pumped directly from the heart. 3  capillaries are tiny, thin-walled vessels which form a network to take blood through the organsand tissues.