angiolith

Term: angiolith

Literally meaning: “vessel stone”

Origin: Anc Greek

αγγείο/aggio (=vessel, receptacle) > άγγος/aggos(=tube)

+ λίθος/lithos(=stone, rock)

Coined/History

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Definition

Angiolith is calcareous deposit in the wall of a n arterial wall (arteriolith) or of an cardiovascular vein (phlebolith)