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Red eye usually refers to [[hyperemia]] of the superficial [[blood vessel]]s of the [[conjunctiva]], [[sclera]] or [[episclera]], and

Pentoxifylline improves blood flow through peripheral blood vessels and therefore helps with blood circulation in the arms and legs (e.g. inter ...ng-term treatment combining pentoxifylline and tocopherol in patients with superficial radiation-induced fibrosis. J Clin Oncol 23: 8570-8579, 2005 </ref>

...h Trendelenburg]] || general medicine, surgery || [[varicose veins]] || || superficial vein is percussed proximally; if impulse is felt over vein distally, valvul ...] || ||falsely elevated bp reading due to incompressibility of calcified vessels

The epidermis is the most superficial layer of skin, a [[epithelium|squamous epithelium]] with several [[stratum| ...sbn=0-8493-3794-1 |oclc= |doi= |accessdate=}}</ref> The function of blood vessels within the dermis is fourfold: to supply nutrition, to regulate temperature

**[[Chronic superficial keratitis|Pannus]] is a form of superficial [[keratitis]], or inflammation of the cornea, found most commonly in [[Germ ...greenish discharge, ulceration of the cornea, pigmented cornea, and blood vessels on the cornea.<ref name=Gelatt_1999/>

..., and [[adventitia]] that bind the lymph vessel to the surroundings. Lymph vessels are devoted to propulsion of the lymph from the [[lymph capillaries]], whic ...ct]] or the largest lymph vessel in the body, the [[thoracic duct]]. These vessels drain into the right and left [[subclavian veins]] respectively.

...''' are malformations of the [[lymphatic system]], which is the network of vessels responsible for returning to the [[venous system]] excess fluid from tissue :Capillary lymphangiomas are composed of small, capillary-sized lymphatic vessels and are characteristically located in the [[Epidermis (zoology)|epidermis]]

...4: [[Retropharyngeal lymph nodes]]<br>5: [[Buccinator lymph node]]<br>6: [[Superficial cervical lymph nodes]]<br>7: [[Jugular lymph nodes]]<br>8: [[Parotid lymph | Caption2 = Superficial lymph glands and lymphatic vessels of head and neck. (Buccinator glands labeled at center right.)

...tributed widely throughout the body and linked by [[lymph vessel|lymphatic vessels]]. Lymph nodes are garrisons of [[B cell|B]], [[T cell|T]], and other [[Whi ...h enters the subcapsular sinus. The innermost lining of the afferent lymph vessels is continuous with the cells lining the lymph sinuses.<ref name=grays/> The

...l]]s arise in red marrow. Both types of bone marrow contain numerous blood vessels and capillaries. The blood vessels constitute a barrier, inhibiting immature blood cells from leaving the bone

...MD |accessdate=2007-08-05 |format= |work=}}</ref> This blockage of blood vessels by leukocytes may be responsible for the "[[no reflow phenomenon]]," in whi ===Surgical correction of superficial venous reflux===

...s a [[connective tissue]] that surrounds muscles, groups of muscles, blood vessels, and nerves, binding those structures together like plastic sandwich wraps. }}</ref>. It consists of several layers: a superficial fascia, a deep fascia, and a subserous (or visceral) fascia and extends uni

...ly important in staunching [[hemorrhage]] and acute blood loss. When blood vessels constrict, the flow of blood is restricted or decreased, thus, retaining bo ...example, vasoconstriction is a hypothermic preventative in which the blood vessels constrict and blood must move at a higher pressure to actively avoid a hypo

...decrease in [[vascular resistance]]. Therefore, dilation of arterial blood vessels (mainly arterioles) leads to a decrease in [[blood pressure]]. The response Vasodilation occurs in superficial blood vessels of warm-blooded animals when their ambient environment is hot; this process

...em]], '''veins''' (from the [[Latin language|Latin]] ''vena'') are [[blood vessels]] that carry [[blood]] '''towards the [[heart]]'''. Most veins carry deoxyg The greater saphenous vein is the most important superficial vein of the lower limb. First described by the [[Persia|Persian]] physician