Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web

vascular

 - 5 dictionary results

vas⋅cu⋅lar

[vas-kyuh-ler]
–adjective Biology.
pertaining to, composed of, or provided with vessels or ducts that convey fluids, as blood, lymph, or sap.
Also, vas⋅cu⋅lose [vas-kyuh-lohs] , vas⋅cu⋅lous [vas-kyuh-luhs] .


Origin:
1665–75; < NL vāsculāris. See vasculum, -ar 1


vas⋅cu⋅lar⋅i⋅ty [vas-kyuh-lar-i-tee] , noun
vas⋅cu⋅lar⋅ly, adverb
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To vascular
vas·cu·lar   (vās'kyə-lər)   
adj.  Of, characterized by, or containing vessels that carry or circulate fluids, such as blood, lymph, or sap, through the body of an animal or plant.

[From Latin vāsculum, diminutive of vās, vessel.]
vas'cu·lar'i·ty (-lār'ĭ-tē) n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Word Origin & History

vascular 
1672, from Mod.L. vascularis "of or pertaining to vessels or tubes," from L. vasculum, dim. of vas "vessel."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: vas·cu·lar
Pronunciation: 'vas-ky&-l&r
Function: adjective
1 : of, relating to, constituting, or affecting a tubeor a system of tubes for the conveyance of a body fluid (as blood or lymph) <vascular disease> <vascular surgical techniques>
2 : supplied with orcontaining ducts and especially blood vessels vascular tumor> vascular layer of the skin>
Medical Dictionary

vascular vas·cu·lar (vās'kyə-lər)
adj.
Or, relating to, or containing blood vessels.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Cite This Source
Search another word or see vascular on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us: