Etymology
Origin of vascularized
First recorded in 1955–60; vascularize + -ed 2
Example Sentences
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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 choroid is a layer of highly vascularized connective tissue that provides a blood supply to the eyeball.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
The hypodermis consists of well- vascularized, loose, areolar connective tissue and adipose tissue, which functions as a mode of fat storage and provides insulation and cushioning for the integument.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
A granulation-tissue is formed at the periphery, which extends into the infarcted region, very much as the endothelial and vascularized growth extends into a thrombus.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
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