arteriovenous
adjective
ar·te·rio·ve·nous
är-ˌtir-ē-ō-ˈvē-nəs 
: of, relating to, or connecting the arteries and veins
an arteriovenous fistula
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Guild’s Jonathan Larson Musical Theater Fellowship and the vice president of the advocacy group Black Broadway Men United, died Thursday, March 6, at a hospital in Newark, New Jersey, of complications from a cerebral arteriovenous malformation.
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2025
Kearney suffered a cerebral arteriovenous malformation on Jan. 8.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2025
His arteriovenous malformation, that tangle of blood vessels in his brain, had begun to bleed.
—Jon Hamilton, NPR, 14 Jan. 2025
He was then diagnosed with arteriovenous malformation (AVM), a rare abnormal connection that impacts the arteries and veins in the brain.
—Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 7 May 2024
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2025
Kearney suffered a cerebral arteriovenous malformation on Jan. 8.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2025
His arteriovenous malformation, that tangle of blood vessels in his brain, had begun to bleed.
—Jon Hamilton, NPR, 14 Jan. 2025
He was then diagnosed with arteriovenous malformation (AVM), a rare abnormal connection that impacts the arteries and veins in the brain.
—Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 7 May 2024
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“Arteriovenous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arteriovenous. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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arteriovenous
adjective
ar·te·rio·ve·nous
är-ˌtir-ē-ō-ˈvē-nəs
: of, relating to, or connecting the arteries and veins
arteriovenous anastomoses
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