vascularize

American  

[vas-kyuh-luh-rahyz] / ˈvæs kjə ləˌraɪz /

especially British, vascularise

verb (used without object)

Biology.

vascularized, vascularizing

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

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verb (used with object)

Biology, Surgery.

vascularized, vascularizing

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

Other Word Forms

• vascularization
  noun

Etymology

Origin of vascularize

First recorded in 1890–95; vascular + -ize

Example Sentences

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vascularized

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 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

The choroid is a layer of highly vascularized connective tissue that provides a blood supply to the eyeball.

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