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angiostatin

angiostatin noun: a protein that inhibits angiogenesis; it is used to inhibit the growth of new blood vessels in tumours.

Noun

angiostatin (countable and uncountable, plural angiostatins)

  1. A protein that inhibits angiogenesis; it is used to inhibit the growth of new blood vessels in tumours.

Forms of angiostatin

pluralangiostatins

Questions about angiostatin

What does angiostatin mean?
Angiostatin means a protein that inhibits angiogenesis; it is used to inhibit the growth of new blood vessels in tumours.
What part of speech is angiostatin?
Angiostatin is a noun.
What is the plural of angiostatin?
The plural of angiostatin is angiostatins.

Words near angiostatin in the dictionary

  1. angiospheres
  2. angiosporous
  3. angiostasis
  4. angiostatic
  5. angiostatics
  6. angiostatin
  7. angiostatins
  8. angiostenoses
  9. angiostenosis
  10. angiostimulation
  11. angiostimulatory

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