vascularize

Verb

vascularize (third-person singular simple present vascularizes, present participle vascularizing, simple past and past participle vascularized)

1. To supply with vessels (that conduct fluid).
   • [This] vascularizes the right aspect of the superior septum. S2 vascularizes most of the septum, the medial papillary muscle group of the tricuspid valve (TM), and proceeds toward the base of the anterior papillary muscle[…]2016 April 25, R. Shane Tubbs, Mohammadali M. Shoja, Marios Loukas, Bergman's Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 557
   • Short meningeal braches vascularize the cerebral cortex, whereas long meningeal branches vascularize the white matter. […] Cerebellar arteries supply blood to the cerebellum; the medial and paramedial perforant arteries of the vertebrobasilar system vascularize medial and paramedial territories of...2017 October 24, Neuropathology, Academic Press, →ISBN, page 80
2. To acquire vessels (that conduct fluid).
   • Allografts vascularize and are eventually rejected at which time they must be replaced. Xenografts (porcine) - not as good as homografts; last 2 weeks; these do not vascularize. Dermal substitutes - not as good as homografts or xenografts[…]2012 March 28, Steven M. Fiser, The ABSITE Review, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, →ISBN
   • Despite concerted efforts, the skin substitutes available today all fail to vascularize and also there are no epidermal/dermal skin substitutes available that can close wounds permanently.2016 October 13, Nuno M. Neves, Rui L. Reis, Biomaterials from Nature for Advanced Devices and Therapies, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN