vascularized

[ vas-kyuh-luh-rahyzd ]

adjective

1. rendered vascular by the formation of new blood vessels.
2. vascular.

Word History and Origins

Origin of vascularized¹

First recorded in 1955–60; vascularize + -ed ²

Example Sentences

“Neuroendocrine tumors are highly vascularized”—full of blood vessels on which they depend for nutrients, says Kulke.

From The Daily Beast

The infiltration itself at the height of the process is densely vascularized.

From Project Gutenberg

This structure consists of a non-vascularized network of fibres, in the meshes of which cells are imbedded.

From Project Gutenberg

Pannus is a superficial vascularized infiltration of the cornea.

From Project Gutenberg