vascularize

[ vas-kyuh-luh-rahyz ]
/ ˈvæs kyə ləˌraɪz /

verb (used without object), vas·cu·lar·ized, vas·cu·lar·iz·ing. Biology.

(of a tissue or embryo) to develop or extend blood vessels or other fluid-bearing vessels or ducts; become vascular.

verb (used with object), vas·cu·lar·ized, vas·cu·lar·iz·ing. Biology, Surgery.

to supply (an organ or tissue) with blood vessels.
Also especially British, vas·cu·lar·ise.

Origin of vascularize

First recorded in 1890–95; vascular + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM vascularize

vas·cu·lar·i·za·tion, noun

Words nearby vascularize

vascular system, vascular tissue, vascular zone, vascularity, vascularization, vascularize, vascularized, vascularized graft, vasculature, vasculitis, vasculo-

British Dictionary definitions for vascularization

vascularization

vascularisation

/ (ˌvæskjʊləraɪˈzeɪʃən) /

noun

the development of blood vessels in an organ or part

Medical definitions for vascularization (1 of 2)

vascularization
[ văs′kyə-lər-ĭ-zā′shən ]

n.

The formation of blood vessels.
An abnormal or pathological formation of blood vessels.

Medical definitions for vascularization (2 of 2)

vascularize
[ văs′kyə-lə-rīz′ ]

v.

To make or become vascular.