vascular
adjective
Simple meaning
Of or about or having vessels that conduct and circulate fluids.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈvæskjəlɚ
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
adjective
anatomy
Of or relating to or having vessels that conduct and circulate fluids
anatomy
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
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B2 · Upper Intermediate
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- Neutral / general English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: Of or relating to or having vessels that conduct and circulate fluids
Used this way, vascular is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a clinical use: it belongs to medical description, where it is factual rather than emotive.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Clinical and technical
- Usage feel
- Technical and specialized
Where it naturally appears
- Medicine/healthcare
- Science
- Technical/specialist writing
Usage note
In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.
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More ways to use vascular
- “Vascular constriction.”adjective
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Word Family
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Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
Green plant having a vascular system: ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms.
A sheet of vascular tissue separating the vascular bundles.
A dilation of superficial capillaries with a central red dot from which blood vessels radiate.
A unit strand of the vascular system in stems and leaves of higher plants consisting essentially of xylem and phloem.
A structure composed of or provided with blood vessels.
The vessels and tissue that carry or circulate fluids such as blood or lymph or sap through the body of an animal or plant.
Related words
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A unit strand of the vascular system in stems and leaves of higher plants consisting essentially of xylem and phloem.
Organisms without vascular tissue: e.g. algae, lichens, fungi, mosses.
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