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Angiogenesis
Definition Growth of new blood vessels from preexisting vasculature
Angiogenesis (C0302600) | |
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| Definition (CSP) | formation of new blood vessels. |
| Definition (GO) | Blood vessel formation when new vessels emerge from the proliferation of pre-existing blood vessels. [ISBN:0878932453] |
| Definition (NCI) | Development of new blood vessels. |
| Definition (NCI) | (an-gee-o-GEN-eh-sis) Blood vessel formation. Tumor angiogenesis is the growth of blood vessels from surrounding tissue to a solid tumor. This is caused by the release of chemicals by the tumor. |
| Concepts | Organ or Tissue Function (T042) |
| English | Angiogenesis, Angiogenic |
| Parent Concepts | Histogenesis (C0178679), anatomical structure formation (C1659445) |
| Sources | CSP, GO, NCI Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) |
