macrovascular

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adjective

Of or pertaining to the larger blood vessels

OriginEnglish vascular ← French macro- ← Ancient Greek μᾰκρός (măkrós) →
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Meanings

adjectivemacrovascular (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to the larger blood vessels

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*meh₂ḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*mh₂ḱrós
  3. Proto-Hellenic*makrós
  4. Ancient Greekμᾰκρός (măkrós)
  5. Frenchmacro-
  6. Englishmacro-
  7. Englishvascular
  8. Englishmacrovascular

From macro- + vascular.

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Translations

Italian macrovascolare
  • macrovascolareof or pertaining to the larger blood vessels
Cite this entry
APA

macrovascular. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macrovascular

MLA

“macrovascular.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macrovascular. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “macrovascular,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macrovascular.

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