Noun. /anj-eeoh-JEN-eh-sis/
By Whitney Bell
What does it mean? Angiogenesis is the formation and development of new blood vessels in the body. It is a biological process in which special cells which line your blood vessels, called endothelial cells, migrate, grow, and change to form new blood vessels.
How do I use it in a sentence?
Angiogenesis is associated with cancer growth because the formation of new blood vessels allows for oxygen and other nutrients to be delivered to the tumor.
Etymology: from the Greek word “angeion” meaning “vessel of the body” and the Greek word “genesis” meaning creation or generation
Related terms: angioplasty, angiogram, angiotensin
Fields of study in which this word is commonly used: Medicine, oncology, cardiology, cancer biology, cell biology
