neovascularization
[ nee-oh-vas-kyuh-ler-uh-zey-shuh n ]
/ ˌni oʊˌvæs kyə lər əˈzeɪ ʃən /
noun
the development of new blood vessels, especially in tissues where circulation has been impaired by trauma or disease.
Origin of neovascularization
1975–80;
neo- +
vascularization
Words nearby neovascularization
neoterism,
neoterize,
neothalamus,
neotropical,
neotype,
neovascularization,
neoytterbium,
neozoic,
nep,
nepad,
nepal
Medical definitions for neovascularization
neovascularization
[ nē′ō-văs′kyə-lər-ĭ-zā′shən ]
n.
Proliferation of blood vessels in tissue not normally containing them.
Proliferation of blood vessels of a different kind than usual in tissue.