an·gi·o·gen·e·sis ( n j - -j n  -ss)n. pl. an·gi·o·gen·e·ses (-s z) The formation of new blood vessels. an gi·o·genic (-jnk) adj. |
angiogenesis [ˌændʒɪəˈgɛnɪsɪs]
n
(Medicine) the induction of blood-vessel growth, often in association with a particular organ or tissue, or with a tumour
| angiogenesis (nj--jn-ss) The formation of new blood vessels, especially blood vessels that supply oxygen and nutrients to cancerous tissues. |
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| Noun | 1. | angiogenesis - the formation of new blood vessels growing, growth, ontogenesis, ontogeny, maturation, development - (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level; "he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children" |
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