vasa vasorum

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Definition of vasa vasorum in English English dictionary

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

any small blood vessel ramifying on the outside of a major artery or vein

Hyphenation

va·sa vasorum

Etymology

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