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. Avascular necrosis (AVN), also called osteonecrosis, bone infarction, aseptic necrosis, and ischemic bone necrosis, is cellular death (necrosis) of bone components due to interruption of the blood supply. Without blood, the bone tissue dies and the bone collapses.