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- noun anatomy The
capillaries that supply blood to vessels larger than 1 mm. They supply blood to theadventitia and middletunicae .
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- noun any small blood vessel ramifying on the outside of a major artery or vein
Etymologies
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From the Latin vasa, plural of vas ("vessel") + vasorum, the plural genitive of vas ("vessel"). Meaning "vessels of the vessels."
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