| 释义 |
vas·cu·lar
\ˈvaskyələ(r), ˈvaas-\ adjective
Etymology: New Latin vascularis, from Latin vasculum small vessel (diminutive of vas vessel) + -aris -ar — more at vase
1.
a. : of, relating to, or affecting a tube for the conveyance of a body fluid (as the blood of an animal or the sap of a plant); often : of, relating to, or constituting a system of such tubes
< lymph vascular degeneration >
— compare water-vascular system
b. : supplied with or containing ducts and especially blood vessels
< a vascular tumor >
< the vascular layer of the skin >
2. : marked by vigor and ardor : spirited, passionate
< writing must be done with gusto, must be vascular — S.E.Hyman >
< the most vascular and virile thus far printed — Mark Sullivan > |