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vascular Definition

vas·cu·lar (vas′kyə lər)

adjective

of or having vessels or ducts; specif.,

  1. designating or of the vessels, or system of vessels, for conveying blood or lymph
  2. 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

Etymology: ModL vascularis < L vasculum, small vessel, dim. of vas, vessel, dish

vascular Related Forms

vas′·cu·lar′·ity (-lar′ə tē) noun

vascular Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • malformation: Sometimes, vascular malformations cause no symptoms at all.
  • endothelium: Investigating the effects of rheumatoid arthritis Kidney disease To study the regulation of complement activity on vascular endothelium; implications for kidney disease.
  • dementia: Aspirin may also help to reduce the risk of strokes, which may cause vascular dementia.
  • permeability: These molecules induce smooth muscle contraction and enhance vascular permeability.
  • technologist: The Society now functions as the national scientific and educational society for Vascular Technologists working in Great Britain and Ireland.
  • surgeon: At the time, vascular surgeon Duncan Black said: " We had to open up his chest to give him a heart massage.

Modifying Another Word

  • highly: Muscle Dull red in color, highly vascular and tears easily.
  • very: Rapid absorption, such as from a very vascular site ie mucous membranes.

Used with adjective complement

call: If this process can be halted, the tumor will stop growing an approach called vascular targeting.