vascularityn.
/ˌvaskjᵿˈlarᵻti/, U.S. /ˌvæskjəˈlɛrədi/ Vascular form or condition.
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1790 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 85 209 The great vascularity of a muscle is..for the purpose of repairing the waste in the muscular fibres, occasioned by their action.
1818–20 E. Thompson Cullen's Nosologia (ed. 3) 321 The great vascularity and irritability of the skin at that period of life.
1861 R. T. Hulme tr. C. H. Moquin-Tandon Elements Med. Zool. ii. iii. iv. 146 The quantity of blood a leech is capable of drawing varies..according to the vascularity of the part.
1879 St. George's Hosp. Rep. 9 690 In the cords some evidences of increased vascularity were visible in the grey matter.
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