vascul-, vasculo- +
(Latin: vasculum, small vessel, vascular)
intervascular
1. Lying between or surrounded by blood vessels.
2. Between blood or lymph vessels.
intravascular
Inside a vessel.
meningovascular
Concerning the blood vessels in the meninges; or the meninges and blood vessels. The meninges refer to the surrounding membranes of the brain and the spinal cord.
microvascular
The portion of the circulatory system composed of the smallest vessels; such as, the capillaries, arterioles, and venules.
myovascular
Referring to a muscle and its blood vessels.
neovascular
Referring to newly formed vessels.
neovascularization, revascularization
The new formation of blood vessels in abnormal tissues; such as, tumors, or in abnormal positions as in diabetic retinopathy.
neovasculature
A newly formed collection of blood vessels, usually representing an abnormality.
nevus vascularis
A nevus in which superficial blood vessels are enlarged.
A nevus in which superficial blood vessels are enlarged. Nevi of this type are usually congenital.
They are of variable size and shape, slightly elevated, and red or purple in color. They generally appear on the face, head, neck, and arms, though no region is exempt. The nevi usually disappear spontaneously, but wrinkling, pigmentation, and scarring are sometimes seen.
ophthalmovascular
Relating to the blood vessels of the eye.
perivascular
Situated around or near a vessel or the tissues surrounding a blood vessel.
renovascular
1. Pertaining to or affecting the blood vessels of the kidney.
2. Relating to the blood vessels of the kidney.
sensorivascular
Producing vascular changes as a result of stimulation applied through the sensory nerves.
vascular
1. Characterized by, or containing vessels that carry or circulate fluids; such as, blood, lymph, or sap, through the body of an animal or plant.
2. Relating to, constituting, or affecting a tube or a system of tubes for the conveyance of a body fluid (as blood or lymph); such as, vascular disease or vascular surgical techniques.
3. Supplied with or containing ducts and especially blood vessels; such as, a vascular tumor or the vascular layer of the skin.
vascular dementia
A common form of dementia in older persons that is due to
cerebrovascular disease, usually with step-by-step deterioration from a series of small strokes and a patchy distribution of neurologic deficits affecting some functions and not others.
Risk factors include high blood pressure, an unsteady way of walking, and advanced age.
Symptoms include confusion, problems with recent memory, wandering or getting lost in familiar places, loss of bladder or bowel control (incontinence), emotional problems; such as, laughing or crying inappropriately, difficulty following instructions, and problems handling money.
Inter-related cross references, directly or indirectly, involving "blood" word units:
angi-;
apheresis;
-emia;
hemo-;
hemoglobin-;
phleb-;
sangui-;
vas-.