Etymology

vasculature

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Today it means: The blood vessels or their arrangement in the body, or within an organ. Full definition →

Latin vāsculum
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  1. Latin · derived fromvāsculum“vessel”
  2. English todayvasculature

From Latin vāsculum (“vessel”) + a suffix -ature. Compare ossature, musculature.

Words from the same roots

Latinvāsculum all →

vascularvasculo-vasculum

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