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avascular
(redirected from avascularity)

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a·vas·cu·lar  (-vsky-lr)
adj.
Not associated with or supplied by blood vessels.
a·vascu·lari·ty (-lr-t) n.
avascular [əˈvæskjʊlə]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) (of certain tissues, such as cartilage) lacking blood vessels
avascular  (-vsky-lr)
Not associated with or supplied by blood vessels.
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Adj.1.avascular - without blood vessels
vascular - of or relating to or having vessels that conduct and circulate fluids; "vascular constriction"; "a vascular bundle"
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2008); 2) physiological damage to the retinal cells resulting from multiple embolisms, low blood oxygen levels in the choroid rete, avascularity of the retina, and the need of a continuous supply of oxygen in the retinal cells (Fonner et al.
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3) This region of avascularity also corresponded to the location of superior and inferior retinacula, which serve as pulleys for the ATT mechanism.
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