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vas•cu•lar•ize
Pronunciation: (vas'kyu-lu-rīz"), [key]
—v., -ized, -iz•ing.
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v.i. Biol.
(of a tissue or embryo) to develop or extend blood vessels or other fluid-bearing vessels or ducts; become vascular.
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v.t. Biol., Surg.
to supply (an organ or tissue) with blood vessels.
Also, esp. Brit.,vas'cu•lar•ise".Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.