Neovessel
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A new blood vessel (formed by neovascularization).
"Although the newly formed neovessels can deliver oxygen into the vessel wall, they also deliver inflammatory cells and molecules that may induce further plaque progression and instability."
Example
More examples"Although the newly formed neovessels can deliver oxygen into the vessel wall, they also deliver inflammatory cells and molecules that may induce further plaque progression and instability."
Etymology
From neo- + vessel.
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