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~ Portuguese navigator who led an expedition around the Cape of Good Hope in 1497; he sighted and named Natal on Christmas Day before crossing the Indian Ocean (1469-1524)
vascular plant
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~ green plant having a vascular system: ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms
vascular strand
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~ a unit strand of the vascular system in stems and leaves of higher plants consisting essentially of xylem and phloem
vascular system
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~ the vessels and tissue that carry or circulate fluids such as blood or lymph or sap through the body of an animal or plant
vascular ray
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~ a sheet of vascular tissue separating the vascular bundles
vascular bundle
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~ a unit strand of the vascular system in stems and leaves of higher plants consisting essentially of xylem and phloem
vascular structure
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~ a structure composed of or provided with blood vessels
vascular hemophilia
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~ a form of hemophilia discovered by Erik von Willebrand; a genetic disorder that is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait; characterized by a deficiency of the coagulation factor and by mucosal bleeding
vascular spider
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~ a dilation of superficial capillaries with a central red dot from which blood vessels radiate
vascular tissue
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~ tissue that conducts water and nutrients through the plant body in higher plants
vascularisation
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~ the organic process whereby body tissue becomes vascular and develops capillaries
vascularity
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~ the property being vascular; "a prominent vascularity"
vascularization
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~ the organic process whereby body tissue becomes vascular and develops capillaries
vasculitis
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~ inflammation of a blood vessel
vase
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~ an open jar of glass or porcelain used as an ornament or to hold flowers
vase-fine
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~ scandent subshrub of southeastern United States having large red-purple bell-shaped flowers with leathery recurved sepals
vasectomy
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~ surgical procedure that removes all or part of the vas deferens (usually as a means of sterilization); is sometimes reversible
Vaseline
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~ a trademarked brand of petroleum jelly
Vaslav Nijinsky
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~ Russian dancer considered by many to be the greatest dancer of the 20th century (1890-1950)
vasoconstriction
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~ decrease in the diameter of blood vessels