neovessel

English

Etymology

neo- +‎ vessel

Noun

neovessel (plural neovessels)

  1. A new blood vessel (formed by neovascularization).
    • 2011, Andrew Nicolaides, Ultrasound and Carotid Bifurcation Atherosclerosis, page 14:
      Although the newly formed neovessels can deliver oxygen into the vessel wall, they also deliver inflammatory cells and molecules that may induce further plaque progression and instability.
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