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From angiectasis + -ic, in parallel with stasis → static and other morphologically similar terms, such as homeostasis → homeostatic and metastasis → metastatic.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: Relating to or characterised by angiectasia (angiectasis). Full definition →
From angiectasis + -ic, in parallel with stasis → static and other morphologically similar terms, such as homeostasis → homeostatic and metastasis → metastatic.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.