microvascular

1 5.6

Relating to tiny blood vessels in the body

adjective
/ˌmaɪkroʊˈvæskjʊlər/

Specialized

: microvascular

Primary prevention of kidney failure due to diabetes centers around the prevention of microvascular damage (classical diabetic nephropathy) and arterial (renovascular) damage.
microvascular decompression
microvascular anastomosis
microvascular surgery

So, so you can have little little hemorrhages or bleeding spots in the retina, tiny little strokes or microvascular events in the retina.

Examples

Lower blood glucose levels reduce the risk of damage to the microvascular system and also make the person with diabetes feel better.

Academic text (2011)
The goal of primary PCI for patients with STEMI is the restoration of normal coronary artery blood flow and microvascular reperfusion.

Academic text (2015)
To try for normalization of blood glucose in an attempt to reduce microvascular risks to the patient.

Academic text (2011)
Children who survive these kinds of systemic infections are at risk for microvascular injury as a result of the toxin buildup in the tissues.

Academic text (2009)
Because of their intimate association with both synapses and local microvessels, astrocytes are well positioned to link neural activity to microvascular function.

Academic text (2017)
Lower blood glucose levels reduce the risk of damage to the microvascular system and also make the person with diabetes feel better.
Children who survive these kinds of systemic infections are at risk for microvascular injury as a result of the toxin buildup in the tissues.
Primary prevention of kidney failure due to diabetes centers around the prevention of microvascular damage and arterial damage.

Synonyms

microcirculatory

vsmicrovascular

Specialized

1 7.7

Connected with blood flow in the smallest blood vessels like capillaries

relates more generally to the small vessels themselves not only their blood flow

How Small

microvascular

Specialized

1 5.6

vascular

Specialized

39 5.0

Surface Forms

microvascular positive

Morphology

microvascular = vascular (transparent) = micro + vascul + ar

The word is transparently built from the prefix micro- plus the technical adjective vascular, yielding the expected meaning 'relating to small blood vessels'.

Etymology

Microvascular combines micro- ('small') and vascular (from a root meaning 'vessel', like the English word vessel), so it means 'relating to the smallest blood vessels'.