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vascularized

[ vas-kyuh-luh-rahyzd ]

/ ˈvæs kyə ləˌraɪzd /

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adjective

rendered vascular by the formation of new blood vessels.

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Origin of vascularized

First recorded in 1955–60; vascularize + -ed²

Words nearby vascularized

vascular dementia, vascular hemophilia, vascularity, vascularization, vascularize, vascularized, vascularized graft, vascular keratitis, vascular layer, vascular leiomyoma, vascular nerve

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How to use vascularized in a sentence

The challenge required teams to create thick, vascularized human organ tissue that could survive for 30 days.
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“Neuroendocrine tumors are highly vascularized”—full of blood vessels on which they depend for nutrients, says Kulke.
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The infiltration itself at the height of the process is densely vascularized.
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This structure consists of a non-vascularized network of fibres, in the meshes of which cells are imbedded.
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Pannus is a superficial vascularized infiltration of the cornea.
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