antiangiogenic
|an-ti-an-gi-o-gen-ic|
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/ˌæn.tiˌæn.dʒi.oʊˈdʒɛn.ɪk/
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/ˌæn.tiˌæn.dʒi.əˈdʒɛn.ɪk/
prevents new blood vessel growth
Etymology
'antiangiogenic' originates from a Modern formation combining elements from Greek: specifically the prefix 'anti-' from Greek 'ἀντί' meaning 'against' and 'angiogenic' ultimately from Greek 'angeion' meaning 'vessel' and 'genesis' meaning 'birth/creation'.
'angiogenic' developed from 'angiogenesis' (New Latin/Modern scientific coinage from Greek roots 'angeion' + 'genesis'); combining with the prefix 'anti-' produced the adjective 'antiangiogenic' in biomedical English to denote 'against angiogenesis'.
Initially the component parts literally referred to 'vessel' and 'creation'; over time the compound 'angiogenesis' came to mean 'formation of new blood vessels', and 'antiangiogenic' evolved to mean 'acting against that process (i.e., inhibiting new vessel growth)'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a substance or agent that inhibits angiogenesis (used as a count or mass noun in biomedical contexts).
Several antiangiogenics are used in cancer treatment to starve tumors of blood supply.
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Adjective 1
inhibiting or preventing angiogenesis (the formation of new blood vessels).
The new therapy is antiangiogenic and reduces tumor blood vessel growth.
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