Angiopathy

Angiopathy is the generic term for a disease of the blood vessels (arteries, veins, and capillaries).[1] This also refers to the condition of damage or rupture of small blood vessels. The best known and most prevalent angiopathy is diabetic angiopathy, a common complication of chronic diabetes.

  1. ^ "angiopathy" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
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