vascular
pronunciation
How to pronounce vascular in British English:
UK [ˈvæskjələ(r)]
How to pronounce vascular in American English:
US [ˈvæskjəlɚ]
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to or having vessels that conduct and circulate fluids
Word Origin
- vascular (adj.)
- 1670s, in anatomy, "pertaining to conveyance or circulation of fluids," from Modern Latin vascularis "of or pertaining to vessels or tubes," from Latin vasculum "a small vessel," diminutive of vas "vessel."
Example
- 1. Other scientists and physicians have been treating vascular , pulmonary , and kidney diseases .
- 2. Road networks look like vascular systems , and both look like computer networks , because interconnected systems outcompete isolated systems .
- 3. The relatively large , expanded leaf of higher vascular plants .
- 4. The vascular bundles of vein , petiole and hypocotyls have external phloem .
- 5. Dr. crandall , chief of the cardiac transplant program at the esteemed palm beach cardiovascular clinic in florida , practices on the front lines of interventional , vascular , and transplant cardiology .