vascular

adjective

vas·cu·lar | \ ˈva-skyə-lər

Definition of vascular

: of, relating to, or affecting a channel for the conveyance of a body fluid (such as blood of an animal or sap of a plant) or a system of such channels vascular cells vascular diseases a vascular surgeon also : supplied with or made up of such channels and especially blood vessels a vascular tumor a vascular system

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Recent Examples on the Web The company is a medical device company that manufactures devices for interventional therapies to treat vascular conditions such as stroke and aneurysms. — Q.ai - Investing Reimagined, Forbes, "Top Stocks To Buy In March," 5 Mar. 2021 This kind of extreme cold can also damage a plant’s vascular system, which transports water and nutrients throughout the plant body. — Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News, "The freeze-damaged plants in San Antonio yards have homeowners asking: How do I help my plants recover?," 23 Feb. 2021 Icu Medical is a company that develops, manufactures, and sells medical technologies used in vascular therapy, oncology, and critical care applications worldwide. — Q.ai - Investing Reimagined, Forbes, "Top Stocks To Buy Today As The Reopening Rotation Continues," 5 Mar. 2021 Patients with vascular dementia had the highest risk of contracting COVID-19 — with odds more than three times higher — followed by patients with presenile dementia, senile dementia, Alzheimer’s disease and post-traumatic dementia. — Julie Washington, cleveland, "Dementia patients, especially if Black, at higher risk for COVID-19, says CWRU study," 3 Mar. 2021 Other types of dementia include frontotemporal degeneration, Lewy body dementia and vascular cognitive impairment. — Paula Spencer Scott, Star Tribune, "8 myths about dementia that it's time to forget," 24 Feb. 2021 To achieve a wood-like material, the researchers had to prompt the plant cells to differentiate into vascular cell types, which transport water and minerals and make up woody tissue. — Keith Gillogly, Wired, "Nature Makes Wood. Could a Lab Make It Better?," 16 Feb. 2021 At the graft site, the plants form a kind of scar, or callus, that reestablishes the flow of water and nutrients through vascular tissues across the wound and sometimes gives rise to new shoots. — Quanta Magazine, "Plant Cells of Different Species Can Swap Organelles," 20 Jan. 2021 Her daughter Claudia Silver confirmed the cause of death to the New York Times as vascular dementia. — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, "Joan Micklin Silver, director of ‘Hester Street’ and ‘Crossing Delancey,’ dies at 85," 2 Jan. 2021

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vascular

adjective

English Language Learners Definition of vascular

medical : of or relating to the veins, arteries, etc., that carry fluids (such as blood) through the body

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vascular

adjective

vas·cu·lar | \ ˈva-skyə-lər

Kids Definition of vascular

: of, relating to, containing, or being bodily vessels that carry fluid (as blood in an animal or sap in a plant) a tree's vascular system

vascular

adjective

vas·cu·lar | \ ˈvas-kyə-lər

Medical Definition of vascular

1 : of, relating to, constituting, or affecting a tube or a system of tubes for the conveyance of a body fluid (as blood or lymph) vascular disease vascular surgical techniques

2 : supplied with or containing ducts and especially blood vessels a vascular tumor the vascular layer of the skin