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 (AVN), also called osteonecrosis, aseptic necrosis, or ischemic bone necrosis, is a condition that occurs when there is loss of blood to the bone. Because bone is living tissue that requires blood, an interruption to the blood supply causes bone to die.