home / medterms medical dictionary a-z list / angiopathy definition Medical Definition of Angiopathy Angiopathy: Disease of the arteries, veins, and capillaries. There are two types of angiopathy: microangiopathy and macroangiopathy. In microangiopathy, the walls of small blood vessels become so thick and weak that they bleed, leak protein, and slow the flow of blood.
Citizenship is defined in the first clause of the first section of the Fourteenth Amendment as: All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and the State wherein they reside.
civil war. n. 1. A war between factions or regions of the same country. 2. Civil War The war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy from 1861 to 1865. Also called War Between the States. 3. Civil War The war in England between the Parliamentarians and the Royalists from 1642 to 1648.