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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; < Neo-Latin vāsculāris. See vasculum, -ar1

vas·cu·lar·i·ty [vas-kyuh-lar-i-tee] , noun
vas·cu·lar·ly, adverb
hy·per·vas·cu·lar, adjective
hy·per·vas·cu·lar·i·ty, noun
in·ter·vas·cu·lar, adjective
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non·vas·cu·lar, adjective
non·vas·cu·lar·ly, adverb
non·vas·cu·lose, adjective
non·vas·cu·lous, adjective
un·vas·cu·lar, adjective
un·vas·cu·lar·ly, adverb
un·vas·cu·lous, adjective
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Vascular is always a great word to know.
So is kin selection. Does it mean:
the subdivision of an organism or of an organ into more or less equivalent parts; cell division
natural selection that favors altruistic behavior toward close relatives resulting in an increase in the individual's genetic contribution to the gene pool
Example Sentences
  • Cholesterol is vascular reinforcement as a direct result of inflammation.
  • The cells churn out proteins, among them vascular endothelial growth factor, that induce surrounding cells to form blood vessels.
  • It is well known that diabetes wreaks havoc on the vascular system.
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World English Dictionary
vascular (ˈvæskjʊlə)
 
adj
biology, anatomy of, relating to, or having vessels that conduct and circulate liquids: a vascular bundle; the blood vascular system
 
[C17: from New Latin vāsculāris, from Latin: vasculum]
 
vascularity
 
n
 
'vascularly
 
adv

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Word Origin & History

vascular
1672, from Mod.L. vascularis "of or pertaining to vessels or tubes," from L. vasculum, dim. of vas "vessel."
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Medical Dictionary

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

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vascular   (vās'kyə-lər)  Pronunciation Key 
  1. Relating to the vessels of the body, especially the arteries and veins, that carry blood and lymph.

  2. Relating to or having xylem and phloem, plant tissues highly specialized for carrying water, dissolved nutrients, and food from one part of a plant to another. Ferns and all seed-bearing plants have vascular tissues; bryophytes, such as mosses, do not. See more at phloem, xylem.


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