vasa vasorum

Meaning

Noun

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

Origin

From the Latin vasa, plural of vas + vasorum, the plural the genitive of vas. Meaning "vessels of the vessels."

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