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angiopathy

Definitions of angiopathy
  1. noun
    any disease of the blood vessels or lymph ducts
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    types:
    angioma
    a tumor consisting of a mass of blood or lymphatic vessels
    angiitis
    inflammation of a blood vessel or lymph duct
    haemangioma, hemangioma
    benign angioma consisting of a mass of blood vessels; some appear as birthmarks
    lymphangioma
    benign angioma consisting of a mass of lymphatic vessels
    spider angioma, spider nevus, vascular spider
    a dilation of superficial capillaries with a central red dot from which blood vessels radiate
    type of:
    pathology
    any deviation from a healthy or normal condition
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