Definition of Avascular. Meaning of Avascular. Synonyms of Avascular

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Definition of Avascular

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Extravascular
Extravascular Ex`tra*vas"cu*lar, a. (Anat.) (a) Outside the vessels; -- said of the substance of all the tissues. (b) Destitute of vessels; non-vascular.

Meaning of Avascular from wikipedia

- Avascular necrosis (AVN), also called osteonecrosis or bone infarction, is death of bone tissue due to interruption of the blood supply. Early on, there...
- cornea of the eye are not supplied with blood vessels and are termed avascular. There are five types of blood vessels: the arteries, which carry the...
- The foveal avascular zone (FAZ) is a region within the fovea centralis at the centre of the retina of the human eye that is devoid of retinal blood vessels...
- femur. Due to the lack of blood flow, the bone dies (osteonecrosis or avascular necrosis) and stops growing. Over time, healing occurs by new blood vessels...
- Preiser disease, or (idiopathic) avascular necrosis of the scaphoid, is a rare condition where ischemia and necrosis of the scaphoid bone occurs without...
- has protective functions. Epithelial layers contain no blood vessels (avascular), so they must receive nourishment via diffusion of substances from the...
- formed The sequestra are surrounded by sclerotic bone which is relatively avascular (without a blood supply). Within the bone itself, the haversian canals...
- acuity. Within the fovea is a region of 0.5mm diameter called the foveal avascular zone (an area without any blood vessels). This allows the light to be...
- attached to the perichondrium, which is richly vascularized to supply the avascular cartilage. Cauliflower ear can also present in the setting of nontraumatic...
- tissue death of an arm or leg. It may cause skeletal muscle infarction, avascular necrosis of bones, or necrosis of a part of or an entire limb. Early symptoms...