vascular

English

Etymology

From New Latin vasculāris, from Latin vasculum, diminutive of vas (vessel).[1]

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Adjective

vascular (not comparable)

  1. (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
    • 2013 March, Nancy Langston, “Mining the Boreal North”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 2, archived from the original on 13 April 2016, page 98:
      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 passages.

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  1. Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “vascular”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin vāsculāris.

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Adjective

vascular m or f (masculine and feminine plural vasculars)

  1. vascular

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Galician

Etymology

From New Latin vasculāris.

Adjective

vascular m or f (plural vasculares)

  1. vascular

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Interlingua

Adjective

vascular (not comparable)

  1. vascular

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin vāsculāris.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /vas.kuˈlaʁ/ [vas.kuˈlah]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /vas.kuˈlaɾ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /vaʃ.kuˈlaʁ/ [vaʃ.kuˈlaχ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /vas.kuˈlaɻ/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /vɐʃ.kuˈlaɾ/
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /bɐʃ.kuˈlaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /vɐʃ.kuˈla.ɾi/

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vascular m or f (plural vasculares)

  1. (anatomy) vascular (of, pertaining to or containing blood vessels)

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French vasculaire.

Adjective

vascular m or n (feminine singular vasculară, masculine plural vasculari, feminine and neuter plural vasculare)

  1. vascular

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin vasculāris.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baskuˈlaɾ/ [bas.kuˈlaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: vas‧cu‧lar
  • Homophone: bascular

Adjective

vascular m or f (masculine and feminine plural vasculares)

  1. vascular

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