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arteriovenous anastomosis |
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arteriovenous anastomosis [är‚tir·ē·ō′vē·nəs ə‚nas·tə′mō·səs] (anatomy) A blood vessel that connects an arteriole directly to a venule without capillary intervention. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| They are benign and characteristically solitary lesions that arise from the glomus body, an arteriovenous anastomosis involved in thermoregulation. |
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