Vascularized
[vas-kyuh-luh-rahyzd] /ˈvæs kyə ləˌraɪzd/
adjective
1.
rendered vascular by the formation of new blood vessels.
2.
vascular.
verb (used without object), vascularized, vascularizing. Biology.
1.
(of a tissue or embryo) to develop or extend blood vessels or other fluid-bearing vessels or ducts; become vascular.
verb (used with object), vascularized, vascularizing. Biology, Surgery.
2.
to supply (an organ or tissue) with blood vessels.
vascularize vas·cu·lar·ize (vās’kyə-lə-rīz’)
v. vas·cu·lar·ized, vas·cu·lar·iz·ing, vas·cu·lar·iz·es
To make or become vascular.
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