vascular
pertaining to, composed of, or provided with vessels or ducts that convey fluids, as blood, lymph, or sap.
Origin of vascular
1- Also vas·cu·lose [vas-kyuh-lohs], /ˈvæs kyəˌloʊs/, vas·cu·lous [vas-kyuh-luhs]. /ˈvæs kyə ləs/.
Other words from vascular
- vas·cu·lar·i·ty [vas-kyuh-lar-i-tee], /ˌvæs kyəˈlær ɪ ti/, 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
- 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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How to use vascular in a sentence
Hence the superior vascularity of the brain so long as the organs of sense are fresh and receptive.
Insomnia; and Other Disorders of Sleep | Henry M. LymanHence the diminishing and varying vascularity of the different departments of the brain as sleep becomes more or less profound.
Insomnia; and Other Disorders of Sleep | Henry M. LymanExtreme vascularity of the bone is not unusual after ligature of the jugular vein.
Owing to the vascularity of the part adrenalin should be applied for at least 30 minutes beforehand.
Where light air is circulated instead of heavy blood, great vascularity serves only to make existence more ethereal.
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 437 | Various
British Dictionary definitions for vascular
/ (ˈvæskjʊlə) /
biology anatomy of, relating to, or having vessels that conduct and circulate liquids: a vascular bundle; the blood vascular system
Origin of vascular
1Derived forms of vascular
- vascularity (ˌvæskjʊˈlærɪtɪ), noun
- vascularly, adverb
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Scientific definitions for vascular
[ văs′kyə-lər ]
Relating to the vessels of the body, especially the arteries and veins, that carry blood and lymph.
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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