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Telangiectasia - origins of the word (etymology)

  • 27
    Feb

    By Katherine Kozlowski, Medical Author and Contributor to Vein News and www.VeinsVeinsVeins.com

    The word telangiectasia is a term used to denote spider veins. 

    The word originates from 3 Greek words:

    Telos = end
    Angeion = vessel
    Ektasis = dilation