lymphogenous
/lɪmˈfɒd͡ʒɪnəs/
lymphogenous adjective: characterised by the production or spread of lymphocytes or lymphatic vessels.
Adjective
lymphogenous (not comparable)
- Characterised by the production or spread of lymphocytes or lymphatic vessels
- This clinical observation fueled intense research efforts to identify processes that control the lymphogenous spread of cancer and, in 2001, it was reported that lymphangiogenesis, which is the sprouting of new lymphatic vessels from pre-existing vessels, facilitates metastasis to lymph nodes [4 –6...2016 March 8, “Identification of Gene Expression Differences between Lymphangiogenic and Non-Lymphangiogenic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Cell Lines”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
Origin of lymphogenous
From lympho- + -genous.
Words that rhyme with lymphogenous
Questions about lymphogenous
- What does lymphogenous mean?
- Lymphogenous means characterised by the production or spread of lymphocytes or lymphatic vessels.
- What part of speech is lymphogenous?
- Lymphogenous is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce lymphogenous?
- Lymphogenous is pronounced /lɪmˈfɒd͡ʒɪnəs/.
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