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.
SYSTEMIC BLOOD VESSELS. Blood is carried through the body in a set of blood vessels: arteries, capillaries, and veins. The arteries carry blood away from the heart, the capillaries serve as âin-betweenâ channels, and the veins carry blood toward the heart. Key Concept Arteries carry blood away from the heart.