neovessel

neovessel

English

Etymology

neo- +‎ vessel

Noun

neovessel (plural neovessels)

1. A new blood vessel (formed by neovascularization).
   • 2011, Andrew Nicolaides, Ultrasound and Carotid Bifurcation Atherosclerosis, page 14:

     Although the newly formed neovessels can deliver oxygen into the vessel wall, they also deliver inflammatory cells and molecules that may induce further plaque progression and instability.