vascularity
noun
vas·cu·lar·i·ty
ˌva-skyə-ˈler-ə-tē
-ˈla-rə-
1
: the quality or state of being vascular
Mosses lack vascularity.
especially
: the condition of being supplied with blood vessels
… the ultrasonogram also showed … increased vascularity around the lower uterine segment … —Ming-Yuan Hong
2
bodybuilding
: the state of having large, prominent veins in the muscles
Go to any bodybuilding competition and you will find men with impressive veins. But is vascularity really a sign of fitness?—Tania Tarafdar
… talk about vascularity—the veins snaked across his arms like freeways on a map of L.A.—Arthur Lubow
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