antiangiogenic

American  

[an-tee-an-jee-uh-jen-ik, an-tahy-] / ˌæn tiˌæn dʒi əˈdʒɛn ɪk, ˌæn taɪ- /

adjective

1. noting or pertaining to a substance that reduces the growth of new blood vessels needed by tumors to grow and metastasize.

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Example Sentences

Chemotherapy will also be used with treatments that aim simply to stop tumors from growing, such as the so-called antiangiogenic factors, relatively nontoxic compounds that blunt the growth of new capillaries.

From Time Magazine Archive

Pharmaceutical giant Bristol-Myers Squibb is testing an antiangiogenic drug that was initially developed to keep cancer from worming its way into surrounding tissue.

From Time Magazine Archive

Also close to reality are the so-called antiangiogenic factors, relatively nontoxic compounds that inhibit the growth of new capillaries.

From Time Magazine Archive

Clinicians are testing more than a dozen treatments aimed at halting that process, including some old-line drugs that have turned out to have antiangiogenic properties.

From Time Magazine Archive