avascular

American  

[ay-vas-kyuh-ler] / eɪˈvæs kyə lər /

adjective

1. Physiology. (of certain tissues) having no or few blood vessels, as is characteristic of cartilage and corneas.

---

avascular British  

/ əˈvæskjʊlə /

adjective

1. (of certain tissues, such as cartilage) lacking blood vessels

---

avascular Scientific  

/ ā-văs′kyə-lər /

1. Not associated with or supplied by blood vessels.

---

Other Word Forms

• avascularity noun
• avascularization noun
• avascularize verb

Example Sentences

Han Jeong-sun, a second-generation survivor, suffers from avascular necrosis in her hips, and can't walk without dragging herself.

From BBC • Aug. 4, 2025

Amirault, 34, said she has dealt for years with chronic pain from health conditions such as sciatica, degenerative disc disease, and avascular necrosis, which results from restricted blood supply to the bones.

From Salon • Sep. 3, 2023

Portillo was afraid of catching the coronavirus, given his preexisting health conditions — HIV and avascular necrosis, a disease that has degraded his bone tissue — and isolated himself for months.

From Washington Post • Jul. 23, 2021

Favre had gotten hurt in the East-West Shrine game his senior season and the devastating diagnosis was avascular necrosis, similar to what ended Bo Jackson's career.

From US News • Aug. 1, 2016

Unlike most connective tissues, cartilage is avascular, meaning that it has no blood vessels supplying nutrients and removing metabolic wastes.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013