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vascular tissue

vascular tissue

4.6
Tissue with a network of blood vessels used to restore blood flow to damaged body parts
  • noun
  • /ˈvæskjələr ˈtɪʃu/
  • Specialized
translation icon : tejido vascular
  • Surgeons will sometimes use patches of vascular tissue grown from a patient's cells to repair wounds.

Examples

  • The vascular tissue is crucial for healing.

  • The team engineered vascular tissue in vitro before testing its ability to integrate with host vessels.

  • Researchers implanted a sheet of vascular tissue to restore blood flow to damaged skin.

  • Researchers are studying vascular tissues for regenerative medicine.

  • Surgeons are developing new types of vascular tissue to improve blood supply in organ transplants.

  • The research focused on how vascular tissue can be engineered to restore blood flow in injured limbs.

  • In medical studies, vascular tissue plays a crucial role in delivering oxygen to healing tissues after surgery.

Synonyms

vasculature
vsvascular tissue
  • Specialized
1 7.8

A network of blood vessels in a person, animal, or plant

is about a local engineered network made to support blood flow in damaged areas
vascular structure
vsvascular tissue
  • Specialized
1 6.0

A part of the body that contains blood vessels

focuses on medical engineered parts designed to restore blood supply

Surface Forms

vascular tissue singular
vascular tissues plural

Morphology

vascular + tissue

The phrase 'vascular tissue' is directly compositional: 'vascular' (relating to vessels that transport blood) + 'tissue' (a group of cells) yields the meaning 'tissue containing or related to blood vessels.' Although somewhat technical, the semantic components map transparently and the logic is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both words can readily infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Vascular tissue in medicine keeps the same pipe image: it is tissue that contains many tiny vessels or blood tubes that bring blood through the body. So vascular tissue means tissue made or used to 'carry' blood into damaged or new areas.