vascularize
Grow blood vessels
To vascularize is to develop or cause to develop blood vessels.
The term appears in medical and biological contexts: tissue vascularizes as it heals, or surgeons work to vascularize a graft so it receives blood supply.
The tumor had begun to vascularize, making it harder to treat.
Vascularization is the noun form.
Fluid delivery to tissue
- oxygenationAdding breathable gas
- capillariesTiniest blood vessels
- arteriesTubes carrying oxygenated blood
- veinsBlood-return tubes
microcirculation · arterial · venous · vasodilation · vasoconstriction · bloodstream
Of vessel-lining cells
- sproutingSeeds beginning growth
- branchingSplitting into separate directions
- hypoxiaInsufficient tissue oxygenation
- chemotaxisMovement toward chemical cues
Restoring tissue perfusion surgically
- angioplastyProcedure to widen vessels
- bypassRoute that skirts obstacles
- stentImplanted tube for blockages
- graftIllicit political gain
transplantation · ischemia · reperfusion · angiography · cardiology · interventional · catheterization · embolization
Biological self-repair process
- scaffoldTemporary elevated work structure
- bioengineeringEngineering applied to biology
- reconstructiveRestoring original form
Embryonic tissue becoming structures
- embryonicAt earliest developmental stage
- fetalOf the unborn
- morphogenesisDevelopmental shape emergence
- differentiationRecognizing meaningful differences
perfusion
Fluid delivery to tissue
- oxygenationAdding breathable gas
- capillariesTiniest blood vessels
- arteriesTubes carrying oxygenated blood
veins · microcirculation · arterial · venous · vasodilation · vasoconstriction · bloodstream
endothelial
Of vessel-lining cells
revascularization
Restoring tissue perfusion surgically
- angioplastyProcedure to widen vessels
- bypassRoute that skirts obstacles
- stentImplanted tube for blockages
graft · transplantation · ischemia · reperfusion · angiography · cardiology · interventional · catheterization · embolization
regeneration
Biological self-repair process
- scaffoldTemporary elevated work structure
- bioengineeringEngineering applied to biology
- reconstructiveRestoring original form
organogenesis
Embryonic tissue becoming structures
- embryonicAt earliest developmental stage
- fetalOf the unborn
- morphogenesisDevelopmental shape emergence
differentiation · maturation · primordial · placental · umbilical