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vascularity

vascularity

1 7.6
How many blood vessels a body part has
  • noun
  • /ˌvæskjʊˈlærɪti/
  • Specialized
: vascularidad
  • In healthy tissue, good vascularity ensures better healing and nutrient delivery.
  • vascularity of the flap
  • vascularity of the lesions
  • prominent vascularity

I want to see veins and vascularity across my body.

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Examples

  • Cardiovascular complications may include increased cardiac output secondary to the increased vascularity of surrounding bone, muscle, and skin.

    Academic text (2004)
  • The advantages of local flaps as opposed to grafts include less scarring because of increased vascularity.

    Academic text (2001)
  • I want to see veins and vascularity across my body.

  • In addition, prominent vascularity and many mast cells were seen.

    Academic text (2004)
  • The vascularity of the masses was assessed using Doppler color flow.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Because of the vascularity of these lesions, preoperative angiography is recommended.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Angiolipoma is a rare variant of lipoma; its distinctive feature is prominent vascularity.

    Academic text (2005)
  • The thickness and degree of vascularity of the mastoid skin layer and fascial layer vary in each patient.

    Academic text (2014)
  • Due to prominent tumor vascularity, skin lesions may resemble hemangiomas.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Preservation of just one of the lingual arteries is sufficient to maintain adequate tongue vascularity from crossover perfusion by the contralateral lingual artery.

    Academic text (2003)

Synonyms

vascular system
vsvascularity
  • Specialized
2 3.9

A network of tubes in animals and plants that carries blood, water, and nutrients around the body

focuses on how richly a local part is supplied with vessels
vasculature
vsvascularity
  • Specialized
1 7.8

A network of blood vessels in a person, animal, or plant

measures how much those vessels supply a specific tissue

Surface Forms

vascularity singular
vascularities plural

Morphology

vascularity = vascular (transparent) = vascular + ity

The noun is formed by a regular adjectival → nominal derivation (vascular + -ity) and directly denotes the quality/state of being vascular.

Etymology

Vascularity comes from the Latin root vas meaning 'vessel', the same idea you see in the English word vessel. So vascularity simply means how many blood 'vessels' a tissue has or how well it is supplied with them.