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angio-
a learned borrowing from Greek meaning “vessel,” “container,” used in the formation of compound words.
angiosperm.
angio-
combining form
indicating a blood or lymph vessel; seed vessel
angiology
angiosperm
angioma
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of angio-1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of angio-1
Example Sentences
Just down the hall from imaging, the angio suite was a blur of rapid, routine movement: staff members draping a sheet over the patient to leave her groin exposed; essential personnel strapping on lead vests to protect against the X-ray radiation; everyone else withdrawing to a windowed control room to observe.
Survivors include two stepsons, Carl D’Angio of Rochester, N.Y., and Peter D’Angio of Covington, Ky.; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Dr. Evans moved to Boston in 1953, landing a position in Farber’s inpatient ward, where she met D’Angio, a radiation oncologist known as “Dan.”
At Farber’s request, Dr. Evans and Giulio D’Angio, a colleague who later became her husband, co-wrote a 1959 study on the effects of radiation and a chemical antibiotic in children with a type of kidney cancer.
She is survived by her stepsons, Carl and Peter D’Angio, and several step-grandchildren and step- great-grandchildren.
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When To Use
Angio- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “vessel” or “container.” It is used in medical and scientific terms. In anatomy, angio- specifically refers to blood and lymphatic vessels. In botany, angio- specifically refer to seed vessels.Angio- comes from the Greek ԲîDz, meaning “vessel, vat, shell.”What are variants of angio-?When combined with words or word elements that begin with a vowel, angio- becomes angi-, as in angiectomy.
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