avascular

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adjective

Lacking blood vessels.

“An avascular mass was discovered during surgery.”

Opposite
vascular
OriginEnglish vascular ← Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-) ← Proto-Hellenic *ə- →
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Meanings

adjectiveavascular (comparative more avascular, superlative most avascular)

comparative more avascular · superlative most avascular

  1. medicineLacking blood vessels.

    An avascular mass was discovered during surgery.

    Antonyms: vascular

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveLacking blood vessels.

Opposite
vascular

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivewithout blood vessels

Opposite
vascular

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greekἀ- (a-)
  5. Englisha-
  6. Englishvascular
  7. Englishavascular

From a- + vascular.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Finnish verisuoneton, avaskulaarinen
  • verisuonetonLacking blood vessels
  • avaskulaarinenLacking blood vessels
Greek ανάγγειος
  • ανάγγειος (anángeios)Lacking blood vessels
Indonesian avaskular
  • avaskularLacking blood vessels
Italian avascolare
  • avascolareLacking blood vessels
Portuguese avascular
  • avascularLacking blood vessels
Spanish avascular
  • avascularLacking blood vessels
Cite this entry
APA

avascular. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/avascular

MLA

“avascular.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/avascular. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “avascular,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/avascular.

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