angioscopy
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angioscopy



Term: angioscopy
Literally meaning: ?examination of vessel?
Origin: Anc Greek
??????/aggio (=vessel, receptacle) > ?????/aggos(=tube)
+ ??????/scopos(=aim, look at)
Coined/History
The first record for a successful angioscopy was by surgeons during operations carried out at about 1970, that of percutaneous angioscopy dating from 1984.

Definition
Angioscopy is a technique for visualizing the lumen of a blood vessels by using fiberoptic catheter. 




- 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...

- Angiogram
Term: angiogramLiterally meaning: ?the record or image of a vessel?Origin: Anc Greek??????/aggio (=vessel, receptacle) > ?????/aggos(=tube)+?????? /gramma(=letter) > ?????/grapho(=write)Coined/HistoryThis technique was first developed in the year...

- Angiography
Term: angiographyLiterally meaning: ?image(record) of the vessels?Origin: Anc Greek??????/aggio (=vessel, receptacle) > ?????/aggos(=tube)+(-??????)/-graphia(=-graphy, a combining form denoting  something written or represented as in words biography,...

- 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...

- Angioplasty
Term: angioplastyLiterally meaning: ?vessel forming? or ?vessel molding??Origin: Anc Greek??????/aggio (=vessel, receptacle) > ?????/aggos(=tube)+??????/plasso(=to shape)  Coined/HistoryThe term was coined in January...



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