endostatin

noun

en·​do·​stat·​in ˌen-də-ˈsta-tᵊn 

: a polypeptide that is a fragment of a collagen found especially in the epithelial basement membrane and that inhibits angiogenesis, tumor growth, and endothelial cell proliferation

Word History

First Known Use

1996, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

endostatin

noun

en·​do·​stat·​in

ˌen-də-ˈstat-ᵊn

: a polypeptide that is a proteolytic fragment of the carboxyl terminus of a collagen found especially in the epithelial basement membrane and that inhibits angiogenesis, tumor growth, and endothelial cell proliferation