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angio-

a learned borrowing from Greek meaning “vessel,” “container,” used in the formation of compound words: angiosperm.
Also, especially before a vowel, angi-.


Origin:
< Gk, comb. form repr. angeîon, equiv. to áng(os) vessel, vat, shell + -eion dim. suffix
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angio-  
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  1. Blood and lymph vessel: angiogram.

  2. Pericarp: angiosperm.


[New Latin, from Greek angeio-, from angeion, vessel, blood vessel, diminutive of angos, vessel.]
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Word Origin & History

angio- 
prefeix, now usually meaning "covered by a seed or blood vessel," from Gk. angeion "a vessel," dim. of angos "chest, box," of unknown origin. Angiosperm was coined 1690 (as Mod.L. Angiospermae) by Paul Hermann.
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Medical Dictionary

angio- or angi-
pref.
Blood and lymph vessel: angiography.

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