Biology

angiomegaly

Term: angiomegaly

Literally meaning: ?vessel enlargement?

Origin: Anc Greek

??????/aggio (=vessel, receptacle) > ?????/aggos(=tube)

+ ?????/megas(=great, large, mighty" > (feminine) ??????/megali,

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Definition

Angiomegaly is a vascular disorder characterized by elongated and distended blood vessels affecting the arterial (arteriomegaly) and/or venous system (venomegaly). The angiomegaly involves an increased risk of thromboembolism and aneurysmal degeneration in affected subjects, even if they have been asymptomatic for a long time.

- Angiohyalinosis
Term: angiohyalinosisLiterally meaning: ?glassy vessel?Origin: Anc Greek??????/aggio (=vessel, receptacle) > ?????/aggos(=tube)+?????/hyalos(=glass) + (-????)/(-osis )(=suffix denoting ?process? or ?state?)Coined/HistoryDefinitionAngiohyalinosis is...

- Angiodysplasia
Term: angiodysplasiaLiterally meaning: ?abnormal vessel formation?Origin: Anc Greek??????/aggio (=vessel, receptacle) > ?????/aggos(=tube)+???-/dys-(=with a negative sense meaning difficult, bad, abnormal, misfortune) > ???/dyo(=decline) ????/dysi(=sundown)??????/plasso(=create,...

- Angiolipoma
Term: angiolipomaLiterally meaning: ?growth of lipoid vessel?Origin: Anc Greek??????/aggio (=vessel, receptacle) > ?????/aggos(=tube)+(-???)/(-oma)=suffix denoting state or condition of mass growthCoined/History(?)DefinitionAngiolipoma is a rare and...

- Angiolith
Term: angiolithLiterally meaning: ?vessel stone?Origin: Anc Greek??????/aggio (=vessel, receptacle) > ?????/aggos(=tube)+ ?????/lithos(=stone, rock)Coined/History(?)DefinitionAngiolith is calcareous deposit in the wall of a n arterial wall (arteriolith)...

- Angiotelectasia
Term: angiotelectasiaLiterally meaning : ? stretching out the terminal vessels?Origin: Anc Greek??????/aggio (=vessel, receptacle) > ?????/aggos(=tube)+ ?????/telos(=end)+ ???????/ectasis(=an extension, or distension)Coined/History(?)DefinitionAngiotelectasia...

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