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collateral vessels

collateral vessels is the plural of collateral vessel.

Meaning of collateral vessel

Noun

collateral vessel (plural collateral vessels)

  1. A small blood vessel that connects to a main blood vessel and provides an alternate route of perfusion, and not used by the circulatory system until needed.

Questions about collateral vessels

What is collateral vessels the plural of?
Collateral vessels is the plural of collateral vessel.

Words near collateral vessels in the dictionary

  1. collateral securities
  2. collateral security
  3. collateral vein
  4. collateral veins
  5. collateral vessel
  6. collateral vessels
  7. collateralisation
  8. collateralisations
  9. collateralise
  10. collateralised
  11. collateralises

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