vasculature
noun
vas·cu·la·ture
| \ ˈva-skyə-lə-chər
, -ˌchu̇r, -ˌtyu̇r, -ˌtu̇r\
, -ˌchu̇r, -ˌtyu̇r, -ˌtu̇r\
Definition of vasculature
: the blood vessels or arrangement of blood vessels in an organ or part
Examples of vasculature in a Sentence
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Before Sestan’s team adjusted the settings, the fluid might not completely permeate the vasculature of the organ, leaving parts of the brain essentially untreated. — Matthew Shaer, New York Times, "Scientists Are Giving Dead Brains New Life. What Could Go Wrong?," 2 July 2019 This pattern can be found scattered throughout nature and structural engineering: in the brain’s cerebral vasculature, arrays of fungi living underground, the convoluted shape of a foraging slime mold and the metal bracings of the Eiffel Tower. — Quanta Magazine, "In Natural Networks, Strength in Loops," 14 Aug. 2013 But there is not a lot of good literature on pig vasculature. — Matthew Shaer, New York Times, "Scientists Are Giving Dead Brains New Life. What Could Go Wrong?," 2 July 2019 For vasculature, this translates to the costs of making veins and pumping fluids through them. — Quanta Magazine, "In Natural Networks, Strength in Loops," 14 Aug. 2013 My body tried to correct this by flooding my vasculature with a protein that constricts blood vessels. — Kyle Dickman, Outside Online, "A Rattle with Death in Yosemite," 20 June 2018 Years of severe fasting, not for health but for social change, had damaged his vasculature system long ago. — Christopher Rosen, EW.com, "Stars mourn death of civil rights activist and comedian Dick Gregory," 20 Aug. 2017 The problem is always assembly—getting a variety of cell types to neatly arrange into intricate and functional structures while allowing life-sustaining vasculature to permeate the tissue is tough. — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, "Human liver cells seeded in mouse expands 50-fold to functional organoid," 22 July 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'vasculature.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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vasculature
noun
vas·cu·la·ture
| \ ˈvas-kyə-lə-ˌchu̇(ə)r, -ˌt(y)u̇(ə)r
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Medical Definition of vasculature
: the disposition or arrangement of blood vessels in an organ or part
vasoconstriction of the renal vasculature— Mary Jo Holechek