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dysvascular

dysvascular

9.9
A problem where body tissue does not get enough blood and heals slowly
  • adjective
  • /dɪsˈvæskjʊlər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : disvascular
  • The physician noted that many of the dysvascular patients experienced frequent numbness in their limbs due to inadequate blood flow.
  • dysvascular amputee
  • dysvascular group
  • dysvascular population

Examples

  • Compared to traumatic amputees, the dysvascular population tends to be less physically active, with a greater incidence of health-related problems (9).

    Academic text (1995)
  • Only one of the dysvascular amputees was able to complete the 20-minute trial.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Further investigation is continuing with a sample of 20 below-knee amputees: 10 traumatic and 10 dysvascular.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Also, we will look at the traumatic versus the dysvascular amputee to determine if these groups respond differently to the different prosthetic conditions.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Despite the similar net energy cost between the two groups, the traumatic BKAs were able to cover a larger distance at a greater velocity, while the dysvascular amputees required more time to cover a comparable distance.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Since stride length was not affected by foot design, the shorter stride length in the dysvascular group suggests decreased strength compared to the traumatic amputees.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Waters (11) reported this increased energy consumption to be 167 and 129 percent of normal for dysvascular and traumatic BKAs, respectively.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Overall, the traumatic amputees had a similar oxygen consumption per meter traveled compared to the dysvascular amputees; however, the rate of energy consumption was much higher in the traumatic group.

    Academic text (1995)
  • As shown on Table 2, the heart rate (HR) during rest of the dysvascular group was significantly greater than that for the traumatic group (79 vs. 65 bpm; p<0.05).

    Academic text (1995)
  • Respiratory exchange ratios of 0.91 indicate that the dysvascular subjects were working at anaerobic levels and support the subjective complaints of fatigue (17).

    Academic text (1995)

How Severe

gangrenous
  • Specialized
4 9.1
ischemic
  • Specialized
5 8.4
dysvascular
  • Specialized
9.9
impaired
49 4.4
normal
1.0

Surface Forms

dysvascular positive

Morphology

dysvascular = vascular (semi-transparent) = dys + vascular

Formally transparent as 'dys-' (abnormal) + 'vascular', but 'dys-' is a medical prefix that may be unfamiliar to average learners.

Etymology

Dysvascular combines the prefix dys- meaning 'bad' or 'abnormal' with vascular, from the same root as the word 'vessel' and meaning 'vessels', the tubes that carry blood. So, dysvascular describes tissue or limbs that have a poor blood supply and may heal slowly.