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Angina vs Angiogenesis - What's the difference?

angina | angiogenesis |

As nouns the difference between angina and angiogenesis

is that angina is tonsillitis while angiogenesis is (medicine|zoology) the formation and development of new blood vessels.

angina

English

Noun

  • (pathology, incorrect) Angina pectoris.
  • (pathology) An inflammatory infection of the throat, such as quinsy.
  • (pathology, cardiology) A chest pain or shortness of breath occurring with lesser degrees of arterial blockage.

    • Related terms

    * anginal * angina tonsillaris (tonsillitis)

    External links

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    Anagrams

    * ----

    angiogenesis

    English

    (wikipedia angiogenesis)

    Noun

    (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

    * antiangiogenesis

    Related terms

    * angiogenic

    See also

    * intussusception * neovascularization * vasculogenesis