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Answer for the clue "The formation of new blood vessels ", 12 letters:
angiogenesis

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Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context medicine zoology English) The formation and development of new blood vessels.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the formation of new blood vessels

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1896, from angio- + -genesis "birth, origin, creation."

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Angiogenesis is the physiological process through which new blood vessels form from pre-existing vessels. This is distinct from vasculogenesis , which is the de novo formation of endothelial cells from mesoderm cell precursors. The first vessels in the ...