microvascular

adjective

mi·cro·vas·cu·lar | \ ˌmī-krō-ˈva-skyə-lər

Definition of microvascular

: of, relating to, or constituting the part of the circulatory system made up of minute vessels (such as venules or capillaries) that average less than 0.3 millimeters in diameter

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Recent Examples on the Web Diagnosis of microvascular disease of the brain is most commonly made by MRI. — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 8 Apr. 2022 Garten’s first study used a different technique that assesses microvascular function, which refers to the function of the smaller arteries that branch off the big ones and thread into the muscles. — Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 19 Mar. 2020 That's a concern during the pandemic, Wittstein added, because Covid-19 damages the lungs and also causes microvascular function, where the small blood vessels of the body fail to work properly. — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 10 Feb. 2022 There are other medical approaches, such as immunomodulatory therapeutics to combat the COVID-19 microvascular attack, that merit investigation. — Steve Brozak, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2021 In fact, cognitive decline and microvascular dysfunction are essentially universal consequences of long term smoking for everyone. — Gabriel A. Silva, Forbes, 6 June 2021 Recently, a study by the National Institutes of Health linked Covid and the body’s inflammatory response to microvascular blood-vessel damage in the brain. — New York Times, 21 Jan. 2021 The study mentions that treatments specifically targeting issues associated with COVID-19 like hyper-inflammation and microvascular thrombosis may have played a big role. — TheWeek, 27 June 2020 In an interview last week, board President Drew Engles, a hand and microvascular surgeon at Akron Children’s Hospital, said the 26-member board isn’t contemplating any changes in leadership, particularly to its eight-member executive committee. — Steven Litt, cleveland, 29 May 2020 See More

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microvascular

adjective

mi·cro·vas·cu·lar | \ ˌmī-krō-ˈvas-kyə-lər

Medical Definition of microvascular

: of, relating to, or constituting the part of the circulatory system made up of minute vessels (as venules or capillaries) that average less than 0.3 millimeters in diameter