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devascularized

devascularized adjective: from which the blood vessels have been removed.

Adjective

devascularized (not comparable)

  1. From which the blood vessels have been removed
    • Otherwise, if the surgeon applies a medial approach and ligates the major vessels in the case of unresectable lesions, causing ischemia and necrosis at the devascularized colonic segment, the surgeon will face an awkward dilemma.2016 January 1, “Open Right Hemicolectomy:Lateral to Medial or Medial to Lateral Approach?”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of devascularized

From de- + vascularized.

Questions about devascularized

What does devascularized mean?
Devascularized means from which the blood vessels have been removed.
What part of speech is devascularized?
Devascularized is an adjective.

Words near devascularized in the dictionary

  1. devas
  2. devascularisation
  3. devascularization
  4. devascularizations
  5. devascularize
  6. devascularized
  7. Devasena
  8. devast
  9. devastate
  10. devastated
  11. devastates

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