non-vascular
non-vascular — 形容詞
1. describing tissue or a body part that does not contain blood vessels or depend o
無血管的
不含血管或不靠血管供應
describing tissue or a body part that does not contain blood vessels or depend on them.
The clear layer at the front of the eye is non-vascular.
眼睛前方那層透明組織是無血管的。
be non-vascular
Doctors noted that the scar tissue stayed non-vascular after the burn healed.
醫師注意到，燒傷痊癒後，那塊疤痕組織仍是無血管的。
Cartilage is non-vascular, so it repairs itself more slowly than skin.
軟骨是無血管的，所以它修復自己的速度比皮膚慢。
The lab model uses a non-vascular membrane to study surface healing.
這個實驗模型使用無血管的薄膜來研究表面癒合。
- avascular
more technical medical term for lacking blood vessels
- vascular
describes tissue or structures supplied by blood vessels
文法句型
be non-vascular
non-vascular + noun
用法筆記
Used mainly in medicine and biology for tissue, membranes, or body parts that have no blood-vessel supply. Distinguish from sense 2, which is specifically about whole plants.
2. describing a plant that lacks the internal tissue that moves water and food from
無維管的
指植物沒有輸水輸養分的組織
describing a plant that lacks the internal tissue that moves water and food from one part to another.
Moss is a non-vascular plant, so it stays small and close to wet ground.
苔蘚是無維管的植物，所以通常長得矮小，貼近潮濕地面。
non-vascular plant
In class, we compared non-vascular mosses with taller plants that move water through inner tubes.
上課時，我們比較了無維管的苔蘚和能用內部管道運水的較高植物。
contrast with vascular plants
Because liverworts are non-vascular, they absorb water across their surfaces.
因為地錢是無維管的，所以它們會靠整個表面吸收水分。
The guide showed how non-vascular plants spread over damp rocks after rain.
解說員示範了無維管的植物如何在雨後的潮濕岩石上蔓生。
- vascular
describes plants that have tissue for moving water and nutrients
文法句型
be non-vascular
non-vascular + plant noun
用法筆記
Used almost only for plants such as mosses and liverworts. Distinguish from sense 1: sense 2 names a plant type, not just tissue without blood vessels.