vascular
/'væskjulə/
Definition
- Adjective:
- Relating to vessels that conduct fluids: Describes structures, tissues, or systems in living organisms that contain or are related to vessels (tubes) for circulating fluids like blood or sap.
Examples of Usage
- Adjective:
- The doctor examined the patient's vascular health.
- Xylem and phloem are vascular tissues in plants.
- A vascular surgeon specializes in operations on blood vessels.
Advanced Usage
- "Vascular system": The network of vessels (blood vessels in animals, vascular bundles in plants) that transport fluids.
- The human vascular system includes arteries, veins, and capillaries.
- "Vascular tissue": Plant tissue (xylem and phloem) responsible for transporting water and nutrients.
- Ferns are examples of plants with well-developed vascular tissue.
- "Vascular bundle": A strand of conducting vessels in the stem or leaf of a plant.
- The vascular bundles in a leaf are often called veins.
Variants and Related Words
- Vascularity (noun): The condition of being vascular; the abundance of blood vessels.
- Muscle vascularity increases with exercise.
- Vasculature (noun): The arrangement or system of blood vessels in an organ or body.
- The brain's vasculature is highly complex.
- Avascular (adjective): Lacking blood vessels or a vascular system.
- Cartilage is an avascular tissue.
Synonyms
- Circulatory: Pertaining to the circulation of blood or sap.
- Vessel-related: Concerning the tubes that carry fluids.
Related Phrases
- Vascular disease: A class of diseases affecting the blood vessels.
- Atherosclerosis is a common vascular disease.
- Vascular plant: A plant that has specialized tissue (xylem and phloem) for transporting water and nutrients.
- Trees, shrubs, and flowers are all vascular plants.
Adjective
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of or relating to or having vessels that conduct and circulate fluids
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vascular constriction
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a vascular bundle
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