angiostimulatory

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English

Etymology

angio- +‎ stimulatory

Adjective

angiostimulatory (comparative more angiostimulatory, superlative most angiostimulatory)

  1. Stimulating the growth of blood vessels.
    • 2015 June 4, Devandir Antonio de Souza Junior et al., “The Role of Mast Cell Specific Chymases and Tryptases in Tumor Angiogenesis”, in BioMed Research International[1], volume 2015, →DOI:
      Tumor angiogenesis relies on the abnormal switch in the balance between positive and negative regulators, usually triggered by the release of angiostimulatory mediators from neoplastic and inflammatory cells.