vascular structure

/ˌvæskjələr ˌstrʌktʃər/

Other forms: vascular structures

Definitions of vascular structure

1. noun

   a structure composed of or provided with blood vessels
   types:

   pulp

   the soft inner part of a tooth

   placenta

   the vascular structure in the uterus of most mammals providing oxygen and nutrients for and transferring wastes from the developing fetus

   afterbirth

   the placenta and fetal membranes that are expelled from the uterus after the baby is born

   type of:

   anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure

   a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing