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Where does “angiogenesis” come from?

Angiogenesis comes from English angio-, from Ancient Greek ἀγγεῖον, from Ancient Greek ἄγγος meaning vessel, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éngos, from the root h₂eng-.

angiogenesis (English): The formation and development of new blood...

Definitions

  1. The formation and development of new blood...

Ancestry of “angiogenesis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGenesis—
2Latingenesisgeneration, creation, nativity; birth
3Ancient GreekΓένεσις—
4Proto-Hellenicgénetisorigin, source
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁tisbirth, production
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “angiogenesis”

  • antiangiogenesis
  • neoangiogenesis
  • dysangiogenesis
  • proangiogenesis
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