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🪨 No lines or marks 🩸 Without blood vessels
unveined

unveined

8.0
Having no small tubes that carry blood in a body part
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈveɪnd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : avascular
  • The unveined muscle tissue was surprisingly tender.

Examples

  • The butterfly's wings appeared completely unveined under the microscope.

  • Scientists studied the unveined tissue to understand its unique structure.

  • Unlike most leaves, this plant has unveined petals that look almost transparent.

  • Many fish have unveined flesh that is easier to cook.

  • The marble statue was beautifully crafted, its surface entirely unveined and smooth.

  • The leaf's bright green color was striking because it was completely unveined, showing no dark lines.

  • In the laboratory, the scientist examined the unveined tissue samples under a microscope.

Synonyms

avascular
vsunveined
  • Specialized
1 9.0

Tissue that has no blood vessels

is used broadly for animals and body parts rather than only tissues
nonvascular
vsunveined
  • Specialized
7.7

Tissue or growth that does not contain blood vessels

is more about actual absence of veins in animal body parts and tissues

Antonyms

vascular
  • Specialized
37 5.0

Having tubes that carry blood in animals or sap in plants

veined
4.4

Having lines and marks like those on a leaf or marble

How Vascular

vascular
  • Specialized
37 5.0
dysvascular
  • Specialized
9.9
unveined
  • Specialized
8.0

Surface Forms

unveined positive

Morphology

unveined = veined (transparent) = un + vein + ed

The adjective is formed by negating the ordinary adjective 'veined' with the productive English prefix 'un-', so the meaning 'lacking veins' is directly inferable.

Etymology

Unveined is made of un- ('not') and vein ('blood vessel'), so it literally means 'without blood vessels'. That's why scientists call a tissue or animal part unveined when it does not have the small veins that carry blood.