microvasculature

[mahy-kroh-vas-kyuh-luh-cher]

noun

Anatomy.

1. the system of tiny blood vessels, including capillaries, venules, and arterioles, that perfuse the body's tissues.

Other Word Forms

• microvascular adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of microvasculature¹

1955–60; micro- + vascul(ar) + -ature, as in musculature

Example Sentences

Their technique is gathering attention, being capable of visualizing the whole kidney microvasculature without any contrast agents.

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"It was not until I looked at the cardiac biopsy material that I found sickle cell in the microvasculature and could raise the issue."

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Do IP-TNTs have a role in coupling changes in microvasculature to neuronal activity?

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Neuropathy is caused by metabolic factors as well as by damage to the microvasculature that supplies nerve fibres.

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This is important in evaluating different aspects of tumor morphology such as volume, shape, surface roughness, multifocality, microvasculature, and lymphovascular invasion.

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