AVM

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A form of arteriovenous malformation — A congenital disorder in which arteries are connected directly to veins rather than through capillaries that distribute oxygen and nutrients. These connections, often called a nidus, can be extremely fragile and prone to bleeding.

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Meanings

nounAVM (countable and uncountable, plural AVMs)

plural AVMs

  1. abbreviationcountableinitialismmedicineInitialism of arteriovenous malformation.
  2. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablebiologyInitialism of avian vacuolar myelinopathy.

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Anagrams

MAVVAM
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APA

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