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angiogenesis inhibitor

angiogenesis inhibitor

1 7.2
A medicine that stops new blood vessels from growing to slow tumor growth
  • noun
  • /ˌæn.dʒi.oʊˈdʒɛn.ɪs.ɪnˌhɪb.ɪ.tər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : inhibidor de angiogénesis
  • Research shows that angiogenesis inhibitors can effectively starve tumors by cutting off their blood supply.

Examples

  • Investigations of angiogenesis inhibitors and gene, monoclonal, and vaccine therapies are underway.

    Academic text (2001)

  • Angiogenesis inhibitors are drugs that block the formation of new blood vessels, thereby preventing tumors from growing.

  • In clinical trials, angiogenesis inhibitors have demonstrated the ability to halt cancer progression by inhibiting the growth of blood vessels.

Antonyms

angiogenesis
  • Specialized
3 8.4

The growth of new blood vessels during healing or in tumors

Surface Forms

angiogenesis inhibitor singular
angiogenesis inhibitors plural

Morphology

angiogenesis + inhibitor

The phrase is fully compositional: an 'inhibitor' that acts on 'angiogenesis' can be understood as a substance that blocks new blood vessel formation. Although technical, the noun+inhibitor pattern is regular in biomedical vocabulary and cross-linguistically transparent, so a learner who knows both constituents can infer the meaning.

Etymology

Angiogenesis inhibitor combines angio (blood vessel), genesis (making) and inhibitor (a blocker). Imagine a blocker stopping new tiny blood 'pipes' from growing toward a tumor so the tumor cannot 'feed' and 'grow', which is why the term means a drug that blocks the making of new blood vessels.