"vascular system" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

is a type of: system - a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts
subtypes:
- 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
has:
- vas, vessel - a tube in which a body fluid circulates
- vascular tissue - tissue that conducts water and nutrients through the plant body in higher plants
is a part of:
- body, organic structure - the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
- tracheophyte, vascular plant - green plant having a vascular system: ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms