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vas⋅cu⋅lar

  [vas-kyuh-ler]
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–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

Related forms:
vas⋅cu⋅lar⋅i⋅ty  [vas-kyuh-lar-i-tee] , noun
vas⋅cu⋅lar⋅ly, adverb
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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.
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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

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>

Main Entry: vas·cu·lar·i·ty
Pronunciation: "vas-ky&-'lar-&t-E
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
: the quality or state of being vascular
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vascular vas·cu·lar (vās'kyə-lər)
adj.
Or, relating to, or containing blood vessels.

vascularity vas·cu·lar·i·ty (vās'kyə-lār'ĭ-tē)
n.
The condition of being vascular.

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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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