vascularize
[ vas-kyuh-luh-rahyz ]
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.
Origin of vascularize
1- Also especially British, vas·cu·lar·ise .
Other words from vascularize
- vas·cu·lar·i·za·tion, noun
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