nonvascular
adjective
(alsonon-vascular)uk/ˌnɒnˈvæs.kjə.lər/us/ˌnɑːnˈvæs.kjə.lɚ/biology,medicalspecialized
notrelatingto or consisting ofbloodvessels(=tubesthatcarrybloodin a person's or animal'sbody):
Mortality is 50%higherwhen thecauseisvascularthan when it is nonvascular.
Cartilage is a non-vascularconnectivetissuefoundin thebodythat issofterthanbone.
biology,medicalspecialized
A nonvascularplantdoes not havespecialtissue, calledxylemandphloem, thatcarrieswaterandfoodaround it:
Mosses and liverworts areexamplesof nonvascularplants.
- Neurosurgeons make use of anumberof nonvascularprocedures.
- Thedoctorbelievedthat theheadachewascausedby a nonvasculardisorder.
- Thelistofplantspeciesdoes notincludegrassesand nonvascular cryptogams.
Relating to particular parts of the body
- abdominal
- abdominis
- anally
- aortic
- arterial
- aural
- cranial
- genito-urinary
- motor
- neural
- optic
- orally
- pubic
- pubis
- pulmonary
- rectal
- rectally
- renal
- spinal
- synaptic
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Types of plant