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)
