Dictionary

vascularity en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /vaskjʊˈlaɹɪti/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree English vascular Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English vascularity From vascular + -ity.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) Vascular condition; vasculature.
   • The massive vascularity of the big blood vessels was invoked by her strong fingers in their apt progress. 1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance (Avignon Quintet), Penguin, published 2004, page 668:
2. (countable, uncountable) The degree to which the veins in a body part are visible.
   • Reduced bodyfat brought out the vascularity in his arms.

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Deriveds

dysvascularity · hypervascularity · isovascularity · avascularity · hypovascularity · microvascularity