neovascularization

noun

The formation of new blood vessels.

UncommonScrabble 32

Meanings

nounneovascularization (countable and uncountable, plural neovascularizations)

plural neovascularizations

  1. countableuncountableThe formation of new blood vessels.

    Synonyms: revascularization

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe formation of new blood vessels.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*nu
  2. Proto-Indo-European*néwos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*néwos
  4. Ancient Greekνέος (néos)
  5. Ancient Greekνεο- (neo-)
  6. Englishneo-
  7. Englishvascularization
  8. Englishneovascularization

From neo- + vascularization.

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APA

neovascularization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neovascularization

MLA

“neovascularization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neovascularization. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neovascularization,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neovascularization.

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