Usually means: Blood vessels supplying larger vessels.
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▸ noun:  (anatomy) The capillaries that supply blood to vessels larger than 1 mm. They supply blood to the adventitia and middle tunicae.

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vaso vasorum, metarteriole, veniole, endovasculature, endangium, vas rectum, tunica intima, capillary bed, A.A., perivasculature, more...

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