avascular

English

Etymology

a- +‎ vascular

Adjective

avascular (comparative more avascular, superlative most avascular)

1. (medicine) Lacking blood vessels.

   Antonym: vascular

   An avascular mass was discovered during surgery.

Derived terms

• avascularity
• avascularly
• avascular necrosis
• foveal avascular zone

Translations

Lacking blood vessels

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

Spanish

Etymology

From a- +‎ vascular.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

avascular m or f (masculine and feminine plural avasculares)

1. (medicine) avascular

   Antonym: vascular