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 food particles are engulfed by the cells lining the gastrovascular cavity.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

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

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

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015

The mouth leads to the gastrovascular cavity, which may be sectioned into four interconnected sacs, called diverticuli.

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