VASCULAR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does vascular mean? 

• VASCULAR (adjective)
  The adjective VASCULAR has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to or having vessels that conduct and circulate fluids

  Familiarity information: VASCULAR used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VASCULAR (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or having vessels that conduct and circulate fluids

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

a vascular bundle

Antonym:

avascular (without blood vessels)

Pertainym:

vessel (a tube in which a body fluid circulates)

Derivation:

vascularity (the property being vascular)

vascularize (make vascular)

vascularize (become vascular and have vessels that circulate fluids)

 Context examples 

In addition, PARP1 and PARP2, the dominant PAR-producing enzymes, are expressed in response to DNA damage and oxidative stress, processes which are associated with both bone and vascular calcification.

(Cause of hardening of the arteries – and potential treatment – identified, University of Cambridge)

This gene plays a role in the prevention of vascular calcification.

(MGP Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

The problem is people may suffer from vascular calcification if their magnesium levels aren't high enough to prevent the complication.

(Low Magnesium Levels Make Vitamin D Ineffective, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

A humanized monoclonal antibody directed against vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), a pro-angiogenic cytokine.

(Monoclonal Antibody HuMV833, NCI Thesaurus)

The interaction of lymphocytes with other cell types like vascular endothelial cells requires transmembrane adhesion molecules like VLA-4, LFA-1, CD44, CD31 and L-selectin.

(Adhesion Molecules on Lymphocyte Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

Multikinase inhibitor 4SC-203 selectively inhibits FMS-related tyrosine kinase 3 (FLT3/STK1), FLT3 mutated forms, and vascular endothelial growth factor receptors (VEGFRs).

(Multikinase Inhibitor 4SC-203, NCI Thesaurus)

The researchers also found that vitamin D-3 significantly reduces oxidative stress in the vascular system.

(Vitamin D-3 Could 'Reverse' Damage to Heart, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The authors note that microbleeds following brain injury may be a potential biomarker for identifying which patients may be candidates for treatments that target vascular injury.

(Microbleeds may worsen outcome after head injury, National Institutes of Health)

Sometimes, this mineral build-up can happen in blood vessels, leading to the unsurprisingly named vascular calcification.

(Bone-Like Particles Found Travelling through Human Bloodstream, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

This agent also blocks alpha-1-adrenergic receptors in peripheral vascular smooth muscle, which leads to vasodilatation and a subsequent decrease in peripheral vascular resistance.

(Alfuzosin, NCI Thesaurus)