vascularize

American  

[vas-kyuh-luh-rahyz] / ˈvæs kjə ləˌraɪz /

especially British, vascularise

verb (used without object)

Biology.

vascularized, vascularizing

1. (of a tissue or embryo) to develop or extend blood vessels or other fluid-bearing vessels or ducts; become vascular.

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verb (used with object)

Biology, Surgery.

vascularized, vascularizing

1. to supply (an organ or tissue) with blood vessels.

Other Word Forms

• vascularization
  noun

Etymology

Origin of vascularize

First recorded in 1890–95; vascular + -ize

Example Sentences

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vascularized

Although eye transplants have been done in rodents with some success, the animals’ eyes are much smaller and less vascularized than those of humans.

From Scientific American ● Nov. 9, 2023

In September, George Church of Harvard Medical School — it was he who delayed trying to give brain organoids a blood supply — told a small meeting that his lab had vascularized brain organoids.

From Scientific American ● Nov. 6, 2017

The kidneys are well vascularized, receiving about 25 percent of the cardiac output at rest.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

This layer is well vascularized and has a rich sensory and sympathetic nerve supply.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

By late March most of the females are carrying young in their pouches, and those which do not have young, have their pouches enlarged and vascularized for accommodation of the young.

From Ecology of the Opossum on a Natural Area in Northeastern Kansas by Fitch, Henry S.