angiogenin

[ an-jee-oh-jen-in, -oj-uh-nin ]
/ ˌæn dʒi oʊˈdʒɛn ɪn, -ˈɒdʒ ə nɪn /

noun

a small, single-chain protein, resembling ribonuclease in structure, that stimulates the formation of new blood vessels.

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Origin of angiogenin

presumably angiogen(ic) + -in2

Words nearby angiogenin

angiofibrolipoma, angiofibroma, angiofibrosis, angiogenesis, angiogenesis factor, angiogenin, angioglioma, angiogram, angiography, angiohemophilia, angiohyalinosis
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