vasa vasorum

noun

The capillaries that supply blood to vessels larger than 1 mm. They supply blood to the adventitia and middle tunicae.

OriginLatin vāsa →
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Meanings

nounvasa vasorum pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyanatomyThe capillaries that supply blood to vessels larger than 1 mm. They supply blood to the adventitia and middle tunicae.

Origin

  1. Latinvāsa
  2. Englishvasa vasorum

From the Latin vāsa, plural of vās (“vessel”) + vāsōrum, the genitive plural of vās (“vessel”). Meaning "vessels of the vessels."

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Translations

Finnish suonenseinämäsuonet
  • suonenseinämäsuonetcapillaries that supply blood to vessels
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