vascularise
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Definition
- Verb (transitive):
- To cause (a tissue or structure) to develop blood vessels or a vascular system. This is a biological/medical process where vessels form to supply blood.
- Verb (intransitive):
- To become vascular; to develop blood vessels or a vascular system.
Usage
- The verb "vascularise" (also spelled "vascularize") describes the process by which blood vessels form within a tissue. It is primarily used in biological, anatomical, and medical contexts.
- As a transitive verb, it means an agent (like the body or a surgical procedure) is causing vessel formation something else.
- As an intransitive verb, it means a tissue or structure undergoes the process of developing vessels .
Examples
- Transitive usage:
- Surgeons aim to vascularise the graft to ensure its survival. (They cause blood vessels to grow into the graft.)
- The new bio-ink is designed to help vascularise engineered tissues. (It helps create a network of vessels in the tissues.)
- Intransitive usage:
- After the injury, the surrounding tissue began to vascularise rapidly. (It started developing its own blood vessels.)
- For the tumor to grow beyond a few millimeters, it must vascularise. (It must acquire its own blood supply.)
Advanced Usage
- "to become vascularised": This passive construction is very common and emphasizes the state or result of the process.
- Once the implant becomes vascularised, it integrates fully with the host body.
- In developmental biology, the term describes a key stage in embryogenesis or organ formation.
Variants and Related Words
- Vascularize (verb): The preferred spelling in American English.
- Vascularisation / Vascularization (noun): The process or result of becoming vascular.
- Angiogenesis is a key mechanism in the vascularisation of tumors.
- Revascularise (verb): To restore blood flow to a tissue, often surgically.
- Avascular (adjective): Lacking blood vessels.
- Vascular (adjective): Relating to or containing blood vessels.
Synonyms
- Angiogenize (less common, more technical): To undergo angiogenesis (the formation of new blood vessels).
- Perfuse (in some contexts, though it emphasizes the flow of fluid through vessels rather than their formation).
Antonyms
- Devascularise (verb): To deprive of blood vessels or blood supply.
- Necrose (verb): To undergo death of tissue, often due to lack of blood supply.
Verb
- make vascular
- the yolk sac is gradually vascularized
- become vascular and have vessels that circulate fluids
- The egg yolk vascularized