The act of striving; earnest endeavor. 2. Exertion or contention for superiority; contest of emulation, either by intellectual or physical efforts. Doting about questions and strifes of words. Thus gods contended - noble strife -. Who most should ease the wants of life.
Often the person does not realize, that a blood vessel has burst, unless he stands in front of a mirror. The sclera (the white part of the eye) turns red, when a blood vessel breaks. When it affects other parts of the body, there is a purplish welt with blood spot appearing on the welt.
4 Blood vessels that do not burst I have had one on the bottom of my foot for about 1 month. Its very painful, but sometimes it reduces in size and reappears. Is this a sign for a more serious problem. Multiple reasons: Veins return blood back to the heart and can carry a large volume of blood.