English

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Etymology

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From angio- +‎ -ome.

Noun

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angiome (plural angiomes)

  1. (biology) the complete mapping of the blood vessels in an organism, especially those of the brain.
    • 2014, Silasi G, Murphy TH, “Stroke and the connectome: how connectivity guides therapeutic intervention.”, in Neuron, volume 83, number 6, →DOI, [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25233317 ���PMID], pages 1354–68:
      The brain’s angiome or distribution of vascular elements can also be considered a connectome of sorts.

French

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek. By surface analysis, angio- +‎ -ome.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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angiome m (plural angiomes)

  1. (medicine) (oncology) angioma

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