Angiology
Angiology (from Greek ἀγγεῖον, angeīon, "vessel"; and -λογία, -logia) is the medical specialty dedicated to studying the circulatory system and of the lymphatic system, i.e., arteries, veins and lymphatic vessels.
The human circulatory system. Red indicates oxygenated blood, blue indicates deoxygenated. | |
| System | Circulatory |
|---|---|
| Significant diseases | |
| Specialist | Angiologist |
In the UK, this field is more often termed angiology, and in the United States the term vascular medicine is more frequent. The field of vascular medicine (angiology) is the field that deals with preventing, diagnosing, and treating vascular and blood vessel related diseases.
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