vascular

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   relating to, containing, or consisting of vessels that carry blood, lymph, sap, or other fluid in an organism

   The surgeon checked that the vascular tissue still carried blood to the injured hand.

2. 2
   adj

   supplied with many blood vessels or having an extensive vessel network

   The membrane is highly vascular and can bleed easily when damaged.

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Simplified etymology

Vascular ultimately derives from Latin vas, meaning “vessel.” It is related to Latin vascellum, “small vessel,” the source of English vessel, and came into English in the late 17th century.

From New Latin vascularis, from Latin vasculum, 'small vessel,' the diminutive of vas, 'vessel or container.' Biology applied the container image to tubes that conduct blood, lymph, sap, and other fluids through animals and plants.

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