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area vasculosa

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[vas-kyuh-loh-suh] / ˌvæs kyəˈloʊ sə /

noun

Embryology.

  1. that part of the area opaca in which the blood cells and vessels are formed.

Etymology

Origin of area vasculosa

From New Latin; area, vasculum, -ose 1

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Blood, it may be mentioned, first appears in the area vasculosa, the outer portion of the area opaca.

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