angiopathy
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- noun
- /ˌæn.dʒiˈɑː.pə.θi/
- Specialized
- Cerebral amyloid angiopathy can lead to significant cognitive decline in older adults.
- cerebral angiopathy
- amyloid angiopathy
Examples
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Microbleeds are often associated with chronic hypertension and the degenerative brain vascular disorder known as cerebral amyloid angiopathy.
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Given the presence of Sharon's cerebral amyloid angiopathy, what is the evidence for executive dysfunction?
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This was believed, in part, to be related to cerebral amyloid angiopathy, raising the question of whether newer anticoagulants have the same effect.
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It was later revealed that Sharon had cerebral amyloid angiopathy, a degenerative disorder of brain blood vessels that produces extensive cerebral white matter disease and cerebral microbleeds.
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Doctors are researching the effects of diabetes on angiopathy in patients with vascular complications.
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Regular check-ups can help detect angiopathy early, potentially preventing severe complications.
Surface Forms
Morphology
angiopathy = angio (transparent) = angio + path + pathy
Formed from the medical combining form 'angio-' (vessel) plus the bound suffix '-pathy' (disease), so the meaning 'disease of blood or lymphatic vessels' follows directly from the parts.
Etymology
Angiopathy comes from Greek parts: angio- meaning 'vessel' and -pathy meaning 'disease' or 'suffering'. So angiopathy is simply a 'disease of the vessels', the same -pathy you see in neuropathy, which explains why it means a problem of blood or lymph vessels.