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vascular

/ˈvæskjələ/ Australia, UK
/ˈvæskjəlɚ/ Canada, US
/ˈvɛskjələ/ New Zealand

Where it comes from

From New Latin vasculāris, from Latin vasculum, diminutive of vas (“vessel”).

adjective

not comparable Relating to the flow of fluids, such as blood, lymph, or sap, through the body of an animal or plant, or to the vessels that carry such fluids Reindeer are well suited to the taiga’s frigid winters. They can maintain a thermogradient between body core and the environment of up to 100 degrees, in part because of insulation provided by their fur, and in part because of counter-current vascular heat exchange systems in their legs and nasal pa
Similar: angio-

Opposite: avascular

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: vein, heart, artery, bloodstream, cardiovascular, circulatory, cardio, blood, amphibia, lichen, amphibian, mollusc, reptile, shellfish, fish, fishes

adjective

Opposite: avascular

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adj of, pertaining to or containing vessels

Español	vascular
中文	脉管的, 导管的, 血管的
Português	vascular
Français	vasculaire
Deutsch	vaskulär, vaskular
Italiano	vascolare
Ελληνικά	αγγειακός angeiakós
Română	vascular
Русский	сосу́дистый sosúdistyj, васкуля́рный vaskuljárnyj

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@misc{vascular_2026,
  title = {vascular},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vascular},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}