the branch of medical science concerned with the blood vessels and the lymphatic system
angiology in American English
(ˌændʒiˈɑlədʒi)
noun
the study of blood vessels and lymph vessels
angiology in American English
(ˌændʒiˈɑlədʒi)
noun
the branch of anatomy dealing with blood vessels and lymphatics
Word origin
[1700–10; angio- + -logy]This word is first recorded in the period 1700–10. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: camera, cirrus, emphatic, marquise, sliding scaleangio- is a learned borrowing from Greek meaning “vessel,” “container,” used in the formationof compound words. Other words that use the affix angio- include: angiokeratoma, angioplasty, angiosperm, cholangiography, cineangiography; -logy is a combining form used in the names of sciences or bodies of knowledge. Other wordsthat use the affix -logy include: anthropology, reflexology, thanatology, topology, typology
Examples of 'angiology' in a sentence
angiology
The texts dealt with all large thematic areas of angiology and vascular surgery, besides bioethics, sociology, philosophy and technological innovations.
Ricardo Costa-Val, José Carlos Taveira de Sousa Filho 2008, 'A produção científica do J Vasc Bras: conquistas e desafios The scientific productionof J Vasc Bras: achievements and challenges', Jornal Vascular Brasileirohttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1677-54492008000100004. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)