vascular
adjective
uk/ˈvæs.kjə.lər/us/ˈvæs.kjə.lɚ/anatomy,medicalspecialized
relatingto thevessels(=tubes)thatcarrybloodor otherliquidsin a person's or animal'sbody:
the vascularsystem脉管系统
a vascularsurgeon血管外科医师
Vasculardementiaiscausedbyreducedbloodflowto thebrain.
Nationalscreeningsfor vasculardiseasewill takeplaceacrossthecountrythroughoutOctober.
Thetumourwasfoundto behighlyvascular (filledwithbloodvessels).
biologyspecialized
A vascularplanthasspecialtissue, calledxylemandphloem, thatcarrieswaterandfoodaround it:
650 millionyearsago, the first vascularplantsemerged,includingthe firsttrees.
Thebeetlekillsashtreesbyboringthroughtheirbarkandeatingtheirvasculartissue,cuttingoffwaterandnutrients.
- People whoexerciseregularlyare lesslikelytosuffervasculardementia.
- There will be amergingof twomedicalteams-cardiacand vascularspecialists- into asinglefacility.
- Anetworkof vasculartissue, theveins,transportswaterandsapto and from theleaves.
- She madeimportantstudiesof vascularplantanatomyandphloemstructure.
- Thebacteriumgets into the plant's vascularsystemandpreventswaterfromreachingtheouterbranches.
Relating to particular parts of the body
- abdominal
- abdominis
- anally
- aortic
- arterial
- aural
- bronchial
- cranial
- genito-urinary
- motor
- nasal
- neural
- nonvascular
- orally
- pubis
- pulmonary
- rectal
- rectally
- renal
- spinal
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