angiome

angiome

English

Etymology

From angio- +‎ -ome.

Noun

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:10.1016/j.neuron.2014.08.052, PMID 25233317, pages 1354-68:

     The brain’s angiome or distribution of vascular elements can also be considered a connectome of sorts.

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French

Etymology

From Ancient Greek, equivalent to angio- +‎ -ome.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.ʒjɔm/

Noun

angiome m (plural angiomes)

1. (medicine) (oncology) angioma

Further reading

• “angiome”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.