Meaning | 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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Part of | body, organic structure | The entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being) |
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vascular plant, tracheophyte | green plant having a vascular system |
Parts | vascular tissue | tissue that conducts water and nutrients through the plant body in higher plants |
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vessel, vas | A tube in which a body fluid circulates |
Narrower | circulatory system, cardiovascular system | The organs and tissues involved in circulating blood and lymph through the body |
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lymphatic system, systema lymphaticum | The interconnected system of spaces and vessels between body tissues and organs by which lymph circulates throughout the body |
portal system | System of veins that carry blood from the abdominal organs to the liver |
water vascular system | System of fluid-filled tubes used by echinoderms in locomotion and feeding and respiration |
Broader | system | A group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts |
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Spanish | sistema vascular |
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Catalan | sistema vascular |
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