| vascular-streak dieback | A fungal disease of the cacaotree caused by Oncobasidium theobromae. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| vascularisation | <physiology> Growth of blood vessels into a tissue with the result that the oxygen and nutrient supply is improved. Vascularisation of tumours is usually a prelude to more rapid growth and often to metastasis, excessive vascularisation of the retina in diabetic retinopathy can lead indirectly to retinal detachment. Vascularisation seems to be triggered by angiogenesis factors that stimulate endothelial cell proliferation and migration. See: angiogenin, tumour angiogenesis factor. (07 Mar 2000) |
| vascularised | Rendered vascular by the formation of new vessels. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vascularised graft | The state of a graft after the recipient vasculature has been connected with the vessels in the graft. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vascularity | The blood supply of a tumour. (16 Dec 1997) |
| vascularization | The formation of new blood vessels in a part. Synonym: arterialization. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vasculature | The vascular network of an organ. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vasculitis | <pathology> Inflammation of a vessel, angiitis. Origin: L. Vasculum = vessel (18 Nov 1997) |
| vasculitis, allergic cutaneous | Vasculitis due to allergic reaction, marked by such cutaneous lesions as papules, macules, vesicles, urticarial wheals, purpura, and small ulcers, and accompanied by itching and usually a slight fever and malaise. (12 Dec 1998) |
| vasculitis, hypersensitivity | Heterogeneous group of disorders characterised by a vasculitic syndrome presumed to be associated with a hypersensitivity reaction following exposure to an antigen such as an infectious agent, a drug, or other foreign or endogenous substance. (12 Dec 1998) |
| vasculo- | A blood vessel. See: vas-, vaso-. Origin: L. Vasculum, a small vessel, dim. Of vas (05 Mar 2000) |
| vasculocardiac | <cardiology, physiology> Pertaining to the heart and blood vessels. (18 Nov 1997) |
| vasculocardiac syndrome of hyperserotonaemia | An obsolete term for carcinoid syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vasculogenesis | Formation of the vascular system. Origin: vasculo-+ G. Genesis, production (05 Mar 2000) |
| vasculogenic impotence | Impotence due to alterations in the flow of blood to and from the penis. (05 Mar 2000) |