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Tumor Angiogenesis
Definition 1
Proliferation of blood vessels in a tumor. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
Tumor angiogenesis is the growth of new blood vessels that tumors need to grow. This is caused by the release of chemicals by the tumor. (NCI Dictionary)
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