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vasa brevia

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vas (vas) pl. va´ sa  [L.] vessel.va´sal
vas aber´rans 
1. a blind tubule sometimes connected with the epididymis; a vestigial mesonephric tubule.
2. any anomalous or unusual vessel.
va´sa afferen´tia  vessels that convey fluid to a structure or part.
va´sa bre´via  short gastric arteries.
vas capilla´re  a capillary.
vas de´ferens  ductus deferens.
va´sa efferen´tia  vessels that convey fluid away from a structure or part.
va´sa lympha´tica  lymphatic vessels.
va´sa prae´via  presentation, in front of the fetal head during labor, of the blood vessels of the umbilical cord where they enter the placenta.
va´sa rec´ta re´nis  straight arterioles of kidney.
va´sa vaso´rum  the small nutrient arteries and veins in the walls of the larger blood vessels.
va´sa vortico´sa  vorticose veins.

vasa brev·i·a (brv-)
pl.n.
The gastric arteries considered as a group.


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