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vasa vasorum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.27 in modern English

Syllables
vasa -va-so-rum
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

From the Latin vāsa, plural of vās (“vessel”) + vāsōrum, the genitive plural of vās (“vessel”). Meaning "vessels of the vessels."

Questions

What does vasa vasorum mean?
The capillaries that supply blood to vessels larger than 1 mm. They supply blood to the adventitia and middle tunicae.
Where does vasa vasorum come from?
From the Latin vāsa, plural of vās (“vessel”) + vāsōrum, the genitive plural of vās (“vessel”). Meaning "vessels of the vessels."

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