Meaning & use
Avascularity
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The medical condition or state of lacking blood vessels in a tissue or structure.
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The scan revealed avascularity in the damaged cartilage, slowing its healing.
Corneal avascularity helps keep the eye's surface clear for vision.
A note on using this word
Built from "avascular" (a- "without" + vascular) plus the noun suffix "-ity," used mainly in anatomy and pathology.
Words with an opposite meaning
vascularity
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