| angiolith | An arteriolith or a phlebolith. Origin: angio-+ G. Lithos, stone (05 Mar 2000) |
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| angiolithic | Relating to an angiolith. (05 Mar 2000) |
| angiolithic degeneration | Calcareous degeneration of the walls of the blood vessels. (05 Mar 2000) |
| angiolithic sarcoma | <tumour> A firm cellular neoplasm derived from fibrous tissue of the meninges, choroid plexus, and certain other structures associated with the brain, characterised by the formation of multiple, discrete, concentrically laminated, calcareous bodies (psammoma bodies); most of these neoplasms are histologically benign, but may lead to severe symptoms as a result of compressing the brain. Synonym: angiolithic sarcoma, sand tumour, Virchow's psammoma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| angiologia | Synonym: angiology. Origin: angio-+ G. Logos, treatise, discourse (05 Mar 2000) |
| angiology | <anatomy, study> That part of anatomy which treats of blood vessels and lymphatics. (04 Mar 1998) |
| angiolupoid | A sarcoid-like eruption of the skin in which the granulomatous telangiectatic papules are distributed over the nose and cheeks. Origin: angio-+ L. Lupus, wolf, + G. Eidos, resemblance (05 Mar 2000) |
| angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia | Solitary or multiple benign cutaneous nodules comprised of immature and mature vascular structures intermingled with endothelial cells and a varied infiltrate of eosinophils, histiocytes, lymphocytes, and mast cells. (12 Dec 1998) |
| angiolysis | Obliteration of a blood vessel, such as occurs in the newborn infant after tying of the umbilical cord. Origin: angio-+ G. Lysis, destruction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| angioma | <dermatology, oncology> A knot of distended blood vessels atypically and irregularly arranged. most are not tumours but haematomas. (06 Mar 1998) |
| angioma lymphaticum | <oncology, tumour> A localised collection of lymphatic vessels resulting in a nodule or mass. most are congenital. (27 Sep 1997) |
| angiomatoid | Resembling a tumour of vascular origin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| angiomatoid tumour | A small, circumscribed, benign tumour of the genital tract, composed of small glandlike spaces lined by flattened or cuboidal mesothelium-like cells. (12 Dec 1998) |
| angiomatosis | A condition characterised by multiple angiomas. Bacillary angiomatosis, an infection of immunocompromised patients by a newly recognised Rickettsial species Rochalimaea henselae, characterised by fever and granulomatous cutaneous nodules, and peliosis hepatis in some cases. Skin biopsy shows vascular proliferation and infiltration of vessel walls by neutrophils and clumps of organisms seen with Warthin-Starry silver staining. (05 Mar 2000) |
| angiomatosis, bacillary | An infectious bacterial disease characterised by cutaneous vascular lesions. It is caused by bartonella henselae and is seen in aids patients and other immunocompromised hosts. (12 Dec 1998) |