extravascular

[ ek-struh-vas-kyuh-ler ]

/ ˌɛk strəˈvæs kyə lər /

adjective Anatomy.

situated outside a blood vessel or vessels.

Nearby words

extravaganza, extravagate, extravaginal, extravasate, extravasation, extravascular, extravascular fluid, extravehicular, extravehicular mobility unit, extraversion, extravert

Origin of extravascular

First recorded in 1795–1805; extra- + vascular

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British Dictionary definitions for extravascular

extravascular

/ (ˌɛkstrəˈvæskjʊlə) /

adjective

anatomy situated or occurring outside a lymph or blood vessel

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Medicine definitions for extravascular

extravascular

[ ĕk′strə-văs′kyə-lər ]

adj.

Located or occurring outside a blood or lymph vessel.

Lacking vessels; nonvascular.