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Angiogenesis vs Proangiogenic - What's the difference?

angiogenesis | proangiogenic |

As a noun angiogenesis

is (medicine|zoology) the formation and development of new blood vessels.

As an adjective proangiogenic is

(medicine) that promotes angiogenesis.

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

    proangiogenic

    English

    Alternative forms

    *pro-angiogenic

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (medicine) That promotes angiogenesis

    • Antonyms

    *antiangiogenic

    Related terms

    *proangiogenesis