Any disease or disorder affecting the blood vessels, including damage or dysfunction of veins and arteries.
From Greek 'angion' (vessel) + 'pathos' (disease, suffering). This is a general medical term that emerged to describe the broad category of vascular diseases, contrasting with more specific conditions like atherosclerosis.
When doctors say 'angiopathy,' they're essentially saying 'something's wrong with your blood vessels' without specifying exactly what—it's like saying 'I have a computer problem' instead of naming the specific virus or bug.
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