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vasculature

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈvæskjʊlət͡ʃə(ɹ)/

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noun

Meaning 1

The blood vessels or their arrangement in the body, or within an organ.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin vāsculum (“vessel”) + a suffix -ature. Compare ossature, musculature.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 脈管系統 /脉管系统 (màiguǎn xìtǒng) — arrangement of blood vessels
  • Finnish: verisuonisto — arrangement of blood vessels
  • Finnish: verisuonitus — arrangement of blood vessels
  • French: vasculature — arrangement of blood vessels
  • Persian: آوندآرایی (âvand-ârâyi) — arrangement of blood vessels
  • Persian: رگارایی (ragârâyi) — arrangement of blood vessels
  • Polish: unaczynienie — arrangement of blood vessels
  • Portuguese: vasculatura — arrangement of blood vessels
  • Russian: сосу́дистая сеть (sosúdistaja setʹ) — arrangement of blood vessels
  • Spanish: vasculatura — arrangement of blood vessels