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vasa vasorum

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Noun1.vasa vasorum - any small blood vessel ramifying on the outside of a major artery or veinvasa vasorum - any small blood vessel ramifying on the outside of a major artery or vein
blood vessel - a vessel in which blood circulates
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1,2) Neck dissection may further weaken large vessels by stripping vessels of the vasa vasorum or by removing overlying soft tissue.
Fistula between the carotid artery and larynx in a 67-year-old man by Costa, Dary J.; Varvares, Mark A.; Bieneman, B. Kirke / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
This is an interesting and plausible explanation that emphasizes the proatherosclerotic properties of periadventitial fat; however, the authors did not address whether the adventitia and vasa vasorum, 2 other anatomic factors that play a role in atherosclerosis, are altered in intra-myocardial arteries.
Periadventitial fat: regional source of inflammation in ... by Tellides, George / Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
The cells prevealed the presence of vasa vasorum - capillaries that had developed to nourish the now living implant.
Organogenesis Vascular Graft Becomes Physiologically-Responsive ... by Business Wire
 
 
 
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