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.
Terminology. The 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments are collectively the post-Civil War legislative measures that effected a paradigm change in civil rights in the U.S. The Supreme Court has ruled that the 13th Amendment does not prohibit mandatory military service in the United States.