angiogenesis

English

Etymology

From angio- +‎ -genesis.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /andʒɪə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnɪsɪs/

Noun

angiogenesis (plural angiogeneses)

(medicine, zoology) The formation and development of new blood vessels.
- 1999, Matt Ridley, Genome, Harper Perennial 2004, p. 238:
  Some of the most promising new cancer drugs block this process of ‘angiogenesis’, or blood-vessel formation.

Derived terms

Related terms

angiogenic

Translations

The formation and development of new blood vessels

Finnish: angiogeneesi (fi)
French: angiogenèse (fr)
Greek: αγγειογένεση (el) f (angeiogénesi)

Italian: angiogenesi (it)
Portuguese: angiogênese f (Brazil), angiogénese f (Portugal)
Spanish: angiogénesis (es)

See also

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