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• avascular — Without blood or lymphatic vessels; may be a normal state as in certain forms of cartilage, or the result of disease. SYN: nonvascular. * * * avas·cu·lar ( )ā vas kyə lər adj having few or no blood vessels <the lens is a very avascular… …   Medical dictionary

• avascular — adjective Date: circa 1900 having few or no blood vessels < avascular tissue > • avascularity noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• avascular — adjective Lacking blood vessels An avascular mass was discovered during surgery …   Wiktionary

• Avascular necrosis — Classification and external resources Femur head showing a flap of cartilage (osteochondritis dissecans) due to avascular necrosis. Specimen from total hip replacement surgery …   Wikipedia

• Avascular necrosis — Condition in which poor blood supply to an area of bone leads to bone death. Also called avascular necrosis and osteonecrosis. * * * avascular necrosis n necrosis of bone tissue due to impaired or disrupted blood supply (as that caused by… …   Medical dictionary

• avascular — a·vas·cu·lar (ā văsʹkyə lər) adj. Not associated with or supplied by blood vessels.   a·vas cu·larʹi·ty ( lărʹĭ tē) n. * * * …   Universalium

• avascular — adj. lacking blood vessels …   English contemporary dictionary

• avascular — [ə vaskjʊlə, eɪ ] adjective Medicine characterized by or associated with a lack of blood vessels …   English new terms dictionary

• avascular — adj. lacking blood vessels or having a poor blood supply. The term is usually used with reference to cartilage …   The new mediacal dictionary

• avascular — adjective without blood vessels • Ant: ↑vascular …   Useful english dictionary