Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vascular

/ˈvæskjələ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.51 in modern English

Syllables: vas-cu-lar
IPA: /ˈvæskjələ/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

Example Sentences

"Reindeer are well suited to the taiga’s frigid winters. They can maintain a thermogradient between body core and the environment of up to 100 degrees, in part because of insulation provided by their fur, and in part because of counter-current vascular heat exchange systems in their legs and nasal passages."

Etymology

From New Latin vasculāris, from Latin vasculum, diminutive of vas (“vessel”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: vasculāris, vasculum

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈvæskjələ/
British English: /ˈvæskjələ/

Derived Forms

antivascular biliovascular bivascular bronchovascular cardiovascular cerebrovascular circumvascular craniovascular dermovascular dysvascular endovascular extravascular

Phrases

non-vascular plant vascular bundle vascular dementia vascular endothelial growth factor vascular plant vascular stroma vascular tissue water vascular system

Synonyms

angio-

Antonyms

avascular

Rhymes With

cardiovascular gastrovascular

Questions

How do you pronounce vascular?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvæskjələ/.
What does vascular mean?: 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
Where does vascular come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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