neovascularization

[ nee-oh-vas-kyuh-ler-uh-zey-shuhn ]

noun

1. the development of new blood vessels, especially in tissues where circulation has been impaired by trauma or disease.

Word History and Origins

Origin of neovascularization¹

1975–80; neo- + vascularization ( def )

Example Sentences

More than 40,000 of these individuals may also develop an even more serious condition called myopic choroidal neovascularization.

From US News

This is akin to what occurs in systems biology: application of a stimulus or pressure such as vEGF in the tissue and cellular context causes neovascularization.

From New York Times

In addition, Dz13 suppressed neovascularization in tumor-bearing mice and zebrafish and increased apoptosis of tumor cells.

From Science Magazine