Adult (n = 15) and juvenile (n = 18) falcons were experimentally inoculated with different dosages of the same strain of Aspergillus fumigatus and an additional 3 falcons from each age group were used as uninfected control animals.
Home Â» Avascular. Avascular (Science: pathology) without blood or lymphatic vessels; may be a normal state as in certain forms of cartilage, or the result of disease. Synonym: nonvascular.
Avascular necrosis (which is different from osteopenia or osteoporosis, caused be loss of bone minerals) occurs when blood vessels that supply the bone constrict, cutting off blood supply and causing bone death. Avascular necrosis, also known as osteonecrosis, can happen in any bone.