neoformation

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noun

The formation of a new part.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

nounneoformation (countable and uncountable, plural neoformations)

plural neoformations

  1. countableuncountablebiologyThe formation of a new part.

    Here, we show vascular neoformation in a decellularized scaffold covering ischemic myocardium in the context of acute MI.

    2015 May 27, Carolina Gálvez-Montón et al., “Neoinnervation and neovascularization of acellular pericardial-derived scaffolds in myocardial infarcts”, in Stem Cell Research & Therapy, volume 6, →DOI

Origin

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