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intravascular

American  
[in-truh-vas-kyuh-ler] / ˌɪn trəˈvæs kjə lər /

adjective

  1. within the blood vessels.


Etymology

Origin of intravascular

First recorded in 1875–80; intra- + vascular


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“The preliminary cause of death was determined to be disseminated intravascular coagulopathy and snake envenomation from snake bites,” according to the Sheriff’s Office.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2026

Founded in 2009, Shockwave focuses on intravascular lithotripsy technology that uses sonic pressure waves to crack calcium lesions in arteries and restore blood flow.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 5, 2024

"Holistically, this hybrid approach can provide the most detailed picture of plaque characteristics of all intravascular imaging modalities reported to date."

From Science Daily ● Mar. 5, 2024

Disseminated intravascular coagulation is a state in which the complex processes of blood clotting run amok.

From Slate ● Nov. 26, 2023

In the intravascular coagulation experiments above described, all the rabbits were carefully weighed, and the amount of nucleoproteid injected until coagulation occurred was measured.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

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