angiome
English
Noun
angiome (plural angiomes)
- (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, , →PMID, pages 1354–68:
- The brain’s angiome or distribution of vascular elements can also be considered a connectome of sorts.
French
Etymology
From Ancient Greek. By surface analysis, angio- + -ome.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑ̃.ʒjɔm/
Further reading
- “angiome”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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