Angiogenesis

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The formation and development of new blood vessels.

    "Some of the most promising new cancer drugs block this process of ‘angiogenesis’, or blood-vessel formation."

  2. 2
    the formation of new blood vessels wordnet

Synonyms

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angioneogenesis

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"Some of the most promising new cancer drugs block this process of ‘angiogenesis’, or blood-vessel formation."

Etymology

From angio- + -genesis.

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blood vessel

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