avascular

English

Etymology

a- +‎ vascular

Adjective

avascular (comparative more avascular, superlative most avascular)

(medicine) Lacking blood vessels.
An avascular mass was discovered during surgery.

Antonym: vascular

Derived terms

Translations

Lacking blood vessels

Finnish: verisuoneton, avaskulaarinen
Greek: ανάγγειος (anángeios)
Italian: avascolare
Portuguese: avascular
Spanish: avascular

Spanish

Etymology

a- +‎ vascular

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /abaskuˈlaɾ/ [a.β̞as.kuˈlaɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: a‧vas‧cu‧lar

Adjective

avascular (plural avasculares)

(medicine) avascular
Antonym: vascular

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