Vascular is used to describe the channels and veins through which fluids pass in the bodies of animals and plants.
[technical]
...the oldest known vascular plants.
...vascular diseases of the legs.
vascular in British English
(ˈvæskjʊlə)
adjective
biology, anatomy
of, relating to, or having vessels that conduct and circulate liquids
a vascular bundle
the blood vascular system
Derived forms
vascularity (ˌvæskjʊˈlærɪtɪ)
noun
vascularly (ˈvascularly)
adverb
Word origin
C17: from New Latin vāsculāris, from Latin: vasculum
vascular in American English
(ˈvæskjələr)
adjective
of or having vessels or ducts
; specif.,
a.
designating or of the vessels, or system of vessels, for conveying blood or lymph
b.
designating or of the specialized conducting cells, xylem and phloem, that convey water and foods in vascular plants; also, designating or of plants that have xylem and phloem
Derived forms
vascularity (ˌvascuˈlarity) (ˈvæskjəˈlærəti)
noun
Word origin
ModL vascularis < L vasculum, small vessel, dim. of vas, vessel, dish
Examples of 'vascular' in a sentence
vascular
This led to them showing more signs of vascular disease, which raises the risk of clots.
The Sun (2017)
The doctors seeking the inquest are specialists in trauma and vascular surgery.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
She focused on the vascular system in the lungs.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
How vigorously the drug regimen is pushed depends on how much documented vascular or coronary disease is already present.
Pantano, James A. (MD) Living with Angina (1991)
He could feel his vascular system and brain clogging with paste, he was drooling.
The Times Literary Supplement (2010)
He transformed vascular surgery, inventing procedures that made some of the gravest conditions of the main vessels eminently treatable.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
He used his ability in the former to succeed in the latter, becoming a pioneer in Britain of vascular surgery.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
There is one particular emergency procedure in my specialist area of vascular surgery that I really haven't carried out enough.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
All related terms of 'vascular'
vascular ray
→ medullary ray (sense 2 )
vascular bundle
a longitudinal strand of vascular tissue in the stems and leaves of higher plants
vascular plant
a plant having specialized tissues ( xylem and phloem ) that conduct water and synthesized foods, as any fern , gymnosperm , or angiosperm ; tracheophyte
vascular tissue
tissue of higher plants consisting mainly of xylem and phloem and occurring as a continuous system throughout the plant: it conducts water, mineral salts , and synthesized food substances and provides mechanical support
vascular cylinder
→ stele (sense 3 )
water-vascular system
in echinoderms , a system of closed tubes and ducts filled with sea water containing some protein , and functioning variously, as in locomotion , food gathering , clinging , and respiration
bundle
A bundle of things is a number of them that are tied together or wrapped in a cloth or bag so that they can be carried or stored .
conducting tissue
tissue of higher plants consisting mainly of xylem and phloem and occurring as a continuous system throughout the plant: it conducts water, mineral salts , and synthesized food substances and provides mechanical support
cerebrovascular accident
a sudden interruption of the blood supply to the brain caused by rupture of an artery in the brain ( cerebral haemorrhage ) or the blocking of a blood vessel, as by a clot of blood ( cerebral occlusion )