arteriovenous
adjective
ar·te·rio·ve·nous
är-ˌtir-ē-ō-ˈvē-nəs 
: of, relating to, or connecting the arteries and veins
an arteriovenous fistula
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The model had been battling arteriovenous malformation (AVM), a rare brain condition.
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Jake Kanter, Deadline, 11 Apr. 2025
Guild’s Jonathan Larson Musical Theater Fellowship and the vice president of the advocacy group Black Broadway Men United, died Thursday, March 6, at a hospital in Newark, New Jersey, of complications from a cerebral arteriovenous malformation.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2025
Kearney suffered a cerebral arteriovenous malformation on Jan. 8.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2025
His arteriovenous malformation, that tangle of blood vessels in his brain, had begun to bleed.
—Jon Hamilton, NPR, 14 Jan. 2025
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Jake Kanter, Deadline, 11 Apr. 2025
Guild’s Jonathan Larson Musical Theater Fellowship and the vice president of the advocacy group Black Broadway Men United, died Thursday, March 6, at a hospital in Newark, New Jersey, of complications from a cerebral arteriovenous malformation.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2025
Kearney suffered a cerebral arteriovenous malformation on Jan. 8.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2025
His arteriovenous malformation, that tangle of blood vessels in his brain, had begun to bleed.
—Jon Hamilton, NPR, 14 Jan. 2025
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arteriovenous
adjective
ar·te·rio·ve·nous
är-ˌtir-ē-ō-ˈvē-nəs
: of, relating to, or connecting the arteries and veins
arteriovenous anastomoses
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