Any disease of the capillaries, often applied to vascular changes in diabetes mellitus. SYN: microangiopathy. [capillary + G. pathos, disease]
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cap·il·la·rop·a·thy (kap″ĭ-lə-ropґə-the) [capillary + -pathy] any disease of the capillaries; called also telangiosis.Medical dictionary. 2011.