vascular system

Other forms: vascular systems

Definitions of vascular system
  1. noun
    the vessels and tissue that carry or circulate fluids such as blood or lymph or sap through the body of an animal or plant
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    water vascular system
    system of fluid-filled tubes used by echinoderms in locomotion and feeding and respiration
    portal system
    system of veins that carry blood from the abdominal organs to the liver
    lymphatic system, systema lymphaticum
    the interconnected system of spaces and vessels between body tissues and organs by which lymph circulates throughout the body
    cardiovascular system, circulatory system
    the organs and tissues involved in circulating blood and lymph through the body
    fetal circulation, foetal circulation
    the system of blood vessels and structures through which blood moves in a fetus
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    system
    a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts
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