- blood-vascular system
- the blood vessels of the body; see circulatory s.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
blood-vascular system
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Vascular tissue — Vascular Vas cu*lar, a. [L. vasculum a small vessel, dim. of vas vessel: cf. F. vasculaire. See {Vase}, and cf. Vessel.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Biol.) (a) Consisting of, or containing, vessels as an essential part of a structure; full of vessels;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
