vasculature
nounUK /ˈvæskjʊlətʃə/
US /ˈvæskjələtʃər/
The network of tubes that carries blood around your body.
The doctor studied the vasculature of the heart to find the blocked vessel.
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2. The arrangement of vessels in a plant that carry water and nutrients.
The leaf's vasculature is visible as a pattern of fine lines.
3. The supply of tubes or channels in a particular organ or tissue.
The tumor's vasculature was dense and irregular.
4. The branching pattern of vessels in an animal or plant body.
Scientists mapped the vasculature of the entire brain.