adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Australian, Received-Pronunciation:/ˈvæskjələ/
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Canada, General-American:/ˈvæskjəlɚ/
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adj
Meaning 1
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
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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adjective
Meaning 2
of or relating to or having vessels that conduct and circulate fluids
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
vascular constriction
a vascular bundle
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: avascular
History
Etymology
From New Latin vasculāris, from Latin vasculum, diminutive of vas (“vessel”).
Across languages
Translations
36 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Belarusian:
сасу́дзісты
(sasúdzisty)
— of, pertaining to or containing vessels
Bulgarian:
съдов
(sǎdov)
— of, pertaining to or containing vessels
Catalan:
vascular
— of, pertaining to or containing vessels
Chinese Mandarin:
脉管的
— of, pertaining to or containing vessels
Chinese Mandarin:
导管的
— of, pertaining to or containing vessels
Chinese Mandarin:
血管的
— of, pertaining to or containing vessels
Czech:
cévní
— of, pertaining to or containing vessels
Finnish:
verenkierto-
— of, pertaining to or containing vessels
Finnish:
vaskulaarinen
— of, pertaining to or containing vessels
French:
vasculaire
— of, pertaining to or containing vessels
Galician:
vascular
— of, pertaining to or containing vessels
Georgian:
სისხლძარღვოვანი
(sisxlʒarɣvovani)
— of, pertaining to or containing vessels
Georgian:
ვასკულარული
(vasḳularuli)
— of, pertaining to or containing vessels
Georgian:
სისხლძარღვიანი
(sisxlʒarɣviani)
— of, pertaining to or containing vessels
German:
vaskulär
— of, pertaining to or containing vessels
German:
vaskular
— of, pertaining to or containing vessels
Greek:
αγγειακός
(angeiakós)
— of, pertaining to or containing vessels
Hungarian:
vaszkuláris
— of, pertaining to or containing vessels
Hungarian:
érrendszeri
— of, pertaining to or containing vessels
Interlingua:
vascular
— of, pertaining to or containing vessels
Irish:
soithíoch
— of, pertaining to or containing vessels
Irish:
feadánach
— of, pertaining to or containing vessels
Italian:
vascolare
— of, pertaining to or containing vessels
Persian:
آوندی
(âvandi)
— of, pertaining to or containing vessels
Persian:
رگی
(ragi)
— of, pertaining to or containing vessels
Persian:
عروقی
('oruqi)
— of, pertaining to or containing vessels
Polish:
naczyniowy
— of, pertaining to or containing vessels
Portuguese:
vascular
— of, pertaining to or containing vessels
Romanian:
vascular
— of, pertaining to or containing vessels
Russian:
сосу́дистый
(sosúdistyj)
— of, pertaining to or containing vessels
Russian:
васкуля́рный
(vaskuljárnyj)
— of, pertaining to or containing vessels
Scottish Gaelic:
seòmarach
— of, pertaining to or containing vessels
Spanish:
vascular
— of, pertaining to or containing vessels
Turkish:
vasküler
— of, pertaining to or containing vessels
Ukrainian:
суди́нний
(sudýnnyj)
— of, pertaining to or containing vessels
Ukrainian:
васкуля́рний
(vaskuljárnyj)
— of, pertaining to or containing vessels
