microvascular

microvascular
mi·cro·vas·cu·lar .mī-krō-'vas-kyə-lər adj of, relating to, or constituting the part of the circulatory system made up of minute vessels (as venules or capillaries) that average less than 0.3 millimeters in diameter
mi·cro·vas·cu·la·ture -lə-.chu̇(ə)r, -.t(y)u̇(ə)r n

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adj.
involving small vessels. The term is often applied to techniques of microsurgery for reuniting small blood vessels (the same techniques are applied frequently to nerve suture).

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mi·cro·vas·cu·lar (mi″kro-vasґku-lər) pertaining to the microvasculature.

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