vasa vasorum

vasa vasorum
vasa va·so·rum -vā-'sōr-əm n pl small blood vessels that supply or drain the walls of the larger arteries and veins and connect with a branch of the same vessel or a neighboring vessel

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pl. n.
the tiny arteries and veins that supply the walls of blood vessels.

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[TA] the small nutrient arteries and the veins in the walls of the larger blood vessels.

Vasa vasorum entering an artery.


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  • vasa vasorum — [vazavazoʀɔm] n. m. pl. ÉTYM. 1876; lat. sc. mod., proprt « vaisseaux des vaisseaux », du nominatif (vasa) et du génitif (vasorum) plur. du lat. class. vas. → Vaisseau; 1. vase. ❖ ♦ Anat. Vaisseaux irriguant les parois des troncs sanguins …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • vasa-vasorum — ● vasa vasorum nom masculin pluriel (mots latins signifiant vaisseaux des vaisseaux) Vaisseaux de très petit calibre cheminant dans l adventice (tunique externe de la paroi d une artère) et irriguant la paroi artérielle …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Vasa vasorum — The vasa vasorum is a network of small arterioles, capillaries and venules that supply the outer tissues of large blood vessels like the aorta. Most cells need to be within a few cell widths of a capillary to stay alive, and the cells that make… …   Wikipedia

  • Vasa vasorum — Les vasa vasorum sont les petits vaisseaux de l adventice des artères et des veines. Portail de la médecine Catégorie : Histologie …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Vasa vasorum — gyslų gyslos statusas T sritis gyvūnų anatomija, gyvūnų morfologija atitikmenys: lot. Vasa vasorum ryšiai: platesnis terminas – apytakos organai …   Veterinarinės anatomijos, histologijos ir embriologijos terminai

  • Vasa vasorum — kraujagyslių kraujagyslės statusas T sritis histologija, ląstelių chemija, histologinė chemija, audinių kultūra atitikmenys: lot. Vasa vasorum ryšiai: platesnis terminas – kraujagyslių kraujagyslės ir nervai …   Veterinarinės anatomijos, histologijos ir embriologijos terminai

  • vasa vasorum — noun The capillaries that supply blood to vessels larger than 1 mm. They supply blood to the adventitia and middle tunicae …   Wiktionary

  • vasa vasorum — pl. n. the tiny arteries and veins that supply the walls of blood vessels …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • vasa vasorum — noun any small blood vessel ramifying on the outside of a major artery or vein (Freq. 2) • Hypernyms: ↑blood vessel * * * ˌva]ˈsōrəm, ˌvā], ˌvä], ]ˈzō noun plural Etymology: New Latin, literally, vessels of vessels : small blood vessels that are… …   Useful english dictionary

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