microvascular

English

Etymology

micro- + vascular

Adjective

microvascular (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) Of or pertaining to extremely small blood vessels
    • 2007 June 19, Henry Fountain, “Cockroaches Conditioned to Salivate at a Scent, Not Pavlov’s Dinner Bell”, in New York Times:
      “Instead of the capsules, it’s this microvascular network that circulates and delivers the healing agent,” Dr. Sottos said.

Derived terms

Translations

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mikɾobaskuˈlaɾ/ [mi.kɾo.β̞as.kuˈlaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: mi‧cro‧vas‧cu‧lar

Adjective

microvascular m or f (masculine and feminine plural microvasculares)

  1. microvascular
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.