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), literally meaning âbone deathâ, can occur in various bones of the body. When it occurs in the hip, it can cause significant pain and disability and eventually loss of the hip joint itself (Figure 1). The hip deteriorates due to loss of blood supply to the hip bone.