| a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S. |
| given to using long words. |
cardiovascular car·di·o·vas·cu·lar (kär'dē-ō-vās'kyə-lər)
adj.
Abbr. CV Of, relating to, or involving the heart and the blood vessels.
| cardiovascular (kär'dē-ō-vās'kyə-lər) Pronunciation Key
Relating to or involving the heart and blood vessels. |
A descriptive term for the heart and the blood vessels.