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devascularization

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Main Entry: de·vas·cu·lar·iza·tion
Variant: or British de·vas·cu·lar·isa·tion /(")dE-"vas-ky&-l&-r&-'zA-sh&n/
Function: noun
: loss of the blood supply to a bodily part due to destruction or obstruction of blood vessels —de·vas·cu·lar·ized or British de·vas·cu·lar·ised /-'vas-ky&-l&-"rIzd/ adjective
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devascularization de·vas·cu·lar·i·za·tion (dē-vās'kyə-lər-ĭ-zā'shən)
n.
The interruption of the blood supply to a part of body by the blocking or destroying blood vessels.

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