Vasa-vasorum Definition

noun

(anatomy) The capillaries that supply blood to vessels larger than 1 mm. They supply blood to the adventitia and middle tunicae.

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Origin of Vasa-vasorum

  • From the Latin vasa, plural of vas (“vessel”) + vasorum, the plural the genitive of vas (“vessel”). Meaning "vessels of the vessels."

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