Meanings
nounangioadaptation (countable and uncountable, plural angioadaptations)
plural angioadaptations
- countableuncountableThe adaptation of blood vessels to changing circumstances (by changes in diameter etc.)
Origin
- Ancient Greekἄγγος (ángos)
- Ancient Greekἀγγεῖον (angeîon)
- Englishangio-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
- Proto-Italic*ad
- Proto-Italic*ad-
- Latinad-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ptós
- Proto-Italic*aptos
- Latinaptus
- Proto-Indo-European[Term?]
- Proto-Italic*apjō
- Latinapiō
- Latinaptō
- Latinadaptō
- Medieval Latinadaptātiō
- Frenchadaptation
- Englishadaptation
- Englishangioadaptation
From angio- + adaptation.
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APA
angioadaptation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angioadaptation
MLA
“angioadaptation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angioadaptation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “angioadaptation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angioadaptation.
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