anatoomia ja meditsiiniteaduse allharu, mis uurib suletud tsirkulatsioonisüsteemidega loomade (sh inimese) vere- ja lümfiringe, veresoonte ja lümfiteede arengut (angiogeneesi, angiopoeesi ja lümfogeneesi), paiknemist, funktsioone, morfoloogiat, struktuuri ja patoloogiat
the branch of medical science concerned with the blood vessels and the lymphatic system
With an increasing number of retirements and dwindling numbers in specialist training, in 10 years there will be over 15 000 fewer specialists in the national health service, with a particularly serious shortage of paediatricians, psychiatrists and surgeons, as well as oculists, orthopaedists and specialists in angiology.