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.

Nearby words

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

Origin of angiogenin

presumably angiogen(ic) + -in²

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