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Definition of "intravascular" [intravascular]

  • Within blood vessels or a blood vessel. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "intravascular" in a sentence
  • "'' His symptoms were difficulty breathing, muscle pain, gastroenteritis and what we call intravascular coagulation, '' the doctor said."
  • "The incident at the Royal Liverpool University hospital involved organs from a woman who died at another hospital, and was later found to have had a hard-to-identify disease called intravascular B-cell lymphoma."
  • "Dr. Steven Nissen at the Cleveland Clinic is conducting a study using a new, sophisticated measure of coronary-artery blockages called intravascular ultrasound to determine if torcetrapib affects plaque buildup in the coronary arteries."
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