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AVASCULAR

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Without blood vessels

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Antonym:

vascular (of or relating to or having vessels that conduct and circulate fluids)

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 Context examples: 

Also called aseptic necrosis, avascular necrosis, and osteonecrosis.

(Ischemic necrosis, NCI Dictionary)

It is structurally continuous with the sclera, is avascular, receiving its nourishment by permeation through spaces between the lamellae, and is innervated by the ophthalmic division of the trigeminal nerve via the ciliary nerves and those of the surrounding conjunctiva which together form plexuses.

(Murine Cornea, NCI Thesaurus)