AVASCULAR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does avascular mean? 

• AVASCULAR (adjective)
  The adjective AVASCULAR has 1 sense:

1. without blood vessels

  Familiarity information: AVASCULAR used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AVASCULAR (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Without blood vessels

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Antonym:

vascular (of or relating to or having vessels that conduct and circulate fluids)

 Context examples 

Also called avascular necrosis, ischemic necrosis, and osteonecrosis.

(Aseptic necrosis, NCI Dictionary)

The lens is an avascular structure.

(Lens, NCI Thesaurus)

It is characterized by avascular necrosis of the femoral head.

(Perthes Disease, NCI Thesaurus)

Any component of the avascular cellular layers that cover body surfaces and cavities and may form glands.

(Epithelium Part, NCI Thesaurus)

Administration of a drug within the cellular avascular layer covering internal and external surfaces of the body, its parts, organs, and cavities.

(Intraepithelial Route of Administration, NCI Thesaurus)

The avascular cellular layers that cover body surfaces and cavities and may form glands.

(Epithelium, NCI Thesaurus)

Upon intravenous administration, Clostridium novyi-NT spores germinate exclusively in hypoxic tissue, such as avascular regions of tumors.

(Clostridium Novyi-NT Spores, NCI Thesaurus)

A dome-shaped, transparent, avascular tissue covering the front of the eye.

(Cornea, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called aseptic necrosis, avascular necrosis, and ischemic necrosis.

(Osteonecrosis, NCI Dictionary)

It is essentially avascular but contains apertures for vessels, lymphatics, and nerves.

(Murine Sclera, NCI Thesaurus)