vasculature en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈvæskjʊlət͡ʃə(ɹ)/
Etymology
From Latin vāsculum (“vessel”) + a suffix -ature. Compare ossature, musculature.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The blood vessels or their arrangement in the body, or within an organ.
There were visible bruises, this close up, on the Emperor’s wrists, over the veins; inelastic skin and thin-walled vasculature insulted by what must have been countless injections.
2019, Arkady Martine, A Memory Called Empire, Tor, page 418:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| vasculatures | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
hypervasculature · bronchovasculature · microvasculature · macrovasculature · neovasculature · neurovasculature · cardiovasculature · endovasculature · cerebrovasculature · perivasculature
Translations (10)
pl unaczynienie (arrangement of blood vessels) · pt vasculatura (arrangement of blood vessels) · fr vasculature (arrangement of blood vessels) · fa رگارایی (arrangement of blood vessels) · cmn 脈管系統 /脉管系统 (arrangement of blood vessels) · fi verisuonisto (arrangement of blood vessels) · ru сосу́дистая сеть (arrangement of blood vessels) · fi verisuonitus (arrangement of blood vessels) · fa آوندآرایی (arrangement of blood vessels) · es vasculatura (arrangement of blood vessels)