gastrovascular

American  

[gas-troh-vas-kyuh-ler] / ˌgæs troʊˈvæs kjə lər /

adjective

Zoology.

1. serving for digestion and circulation, as a cavity.

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gastrovascular British  

/ ˌɡæstrəʊˈvæskjʊlə /

adjective

1. (esp of the body cavities of coelenterates) functioning in digestion and circulation

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Etymology

Origin of gastrovascular

First recorded in 1875–80; gastro- + vascular

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Example Sentences

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gastrovascular

The polyp form in these animals often shows a cylindrical morphology with a central gastrovascular cavity lined by the gastrodermis.

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Cnidarian cells exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide by diffusion between cells in the epidermis with water in the environment, and between cells in the gastrodermis with water in the gastrovascular cavity.

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There is no excretory system or organs, and nitrogenous wastes simply diffuse from the cells into the water outside the animal or in the gastrovascular cavity.

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The opening leads to a gastrovascular cavity that is lined with a gastrodermis.

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Part b shows a cross-section of a sea anemone, which has a tube-shaped body with an opening called a gastrovascular cavity at its center.

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