vascularize

[ vas-kyuh-luh-rahyz ]

/ ˈvæs kyə ləˌraɪz /

verb (used without object), vas·cu·lar·ized, vas·cu·lar·iz·ing. Biology.

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

verb (used with object), vas·cu·lar·ized, vas·cu·lar·iz·ing. Biology, Surgery.

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

Nearby words

vascular system, vascular tissue, vascular zone, vascularity, vascularization, vascularize, vascularized, vascularized graft, vasculature, vasculitis, vasculo-

Also especially British, vas·cu·lar·ise.

Origin of vascularize

First recorded in 1890–95; vascular + -ize

Related formsvas·cu·lar·i·za·tion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for vascularization

vascularization

vascularisation

/ (ˌvæskjʊləraɪˈzeɪʃən) /

noun

the development of blood vessels in an organ or part

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Medicine definitions for vascularization (1 of 2)

vascularization

[ văs′kyə-lər-ĭ-zā′shən ]

n.

The formation of blood vessels.

An abnormal or pathological formation of blood vessels.

Medicine definitions for vascularization (2 of 2)

vascularize

[ văs′kyə-lə-rīz′ ]

v.

To make or become vascular.