VASCULARIZATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does vascularization mean? 

• VASCULARIZATION (noun)
  The noun VASCULARIZATION has 1 sense:

1. the organic process whereby body tissue becomes vascular and develops capillaries

  Familiarity information: VASCULARIZATION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VASCULARIZATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The organic process whereby body tissue becomes vascular and develops capillaries

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Synonyms:

vascularisation; vascularization

Hypernyms ("vascularization" is a kind of...):

biological process; organic process (a process occurring in living organisms)

Derivation:

vascularize (make vascular)

vascularize (become vascular and have vessels that circulate fluids)

 Context examples 

EGFR and HER2, receptor tyrosine kinases overexpressed in a variety of tumor cell types, play major roles in tumor cell proliferation and tumor vascularization.

(EGFR/HER2 Kinase Inhibitor TAK-285, NCI Thesaurus)

EGFR and HER2 are receptor tyrosine kinases that play major roles in tumor cell proliferation and tumor vascularization.

(EGFR/HER2 Inhibitor AV-412, NCI Thesaurus)

EGFRs play major roles in tumor cell proliferation and tumor vascularization, and are often overexpressed or mutated in various tumor cell types.

(EGFR Inhibitor PF-00299804, NCI Thesaurus)

A lipoma characterized by prominent vascularization.

(Angiolipoma, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

This gene plays a role in the vascularization of both normal and malignant tissues.

(ANG Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

EGFR, a receptor tyrosine kinase overexpressed in certain tumor cell types, plays a key role in tumor cell proliferation and tumor vascularization.

(EGFR Inhibitor ABT-414, NCI Thesaurus)

Loss of vascularization and tissue death caused by the disruption in the arterial access.

(Ischemic necrosis, NCI Thesaurus)

Prior to the development of ROP in the premature infant, vascularization of the retina is incomplete or "immature".

(Immature Retinal Vasculature in Zone 1, NICHD)

The wild-type allele is involved in the regulation of both vascularization and axonal outgrowth.

(CSPG4 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This agent potentially suppresses vascularization and tumor cell growth through reduction of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) that appears to be via activation of corticotrophin-releasing factor receptor 2 (CRFR2), a G protein-coupled receptor.

(Corticorelin Acetate, NCI Thesaurus)