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

Example Sentences

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gastrovascular

The simplest example is that of a gastrovascular cavity and is found in organisms with only one opening for digestion.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

Mesenteries do not divide the gastrovascular cavity completely, and the smaller cavities coalesce at the pharyngeal opening.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015

A mouth is located at the top of the gastrovascular cavity.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015

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.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015

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.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015