vasculature
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈvæskjʊlət͡ʃə(ɹ)/
noun
Etymology: From Latin vāsculum (“vessel”) + a suffix -ature. Compare ossature, musculature.
- The blood vessels or their arrangement in the body, or within an organ.
“There were visible bruises, this close up, on the Emperor’s wrists, over the veins; inelastic skin and thin-walled vasculature insulted by what must have been countless injections.”