angiopathy

Thân thiện

A doctor examines a patient's retinal angiopathy with an ophthalmoscope.

Definition

Noun A pathological condition or disease affecting the blood vessels (arteries, veins, and capillaries) or the lymphatic vessels.

Usage

The term is a medical noun used to describe a category of diseases. It is typically used in formal, clinical, or scientific contexts. * Diabetic angiopathy is a common complication affecting small blood vessels. * The patient was diagnosed with cerebral angiopathy. * Researchers are studying the mechanisms of amyloid angiopathy.

Advanced Usage

• As a root for compound terms: While 'angiopathy' itself is a single condition, it frequently forms the second part of compound nouns specifying the type of vessel disease. These are considered distinct medical terms, not the word 'angiopathy' alone.
  • Microangiopathy: Disease of the small blood vessels.
  • Macroangiopathy: Disease of the large blood vessels.
  • Lymphangiopathy: Disease of the lymphatic vessels.

Variants and Related Words

• Angiopathic (adjective): Pertaining to or characterized by angiopathy.
  • The biopsy showed angiopathic changes in the tissue.

Synonyms

• Vasculopathy (specifically for blood vessel disease)
• Vascular disease

Different Meanings

The word 'angiopathy' has one primary, specific meaning in medicine and does not have common idiomatic or figurative uses.

Học thuật

Noun

1. any disease of the blood vessels or lymph ducts