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.
The Civil War Amendments. The 13th (1865), 14th (1868), and 15th Amendments (1870) were the first amendments made to the U.S. constitution in 60 years. Known collectively as the Civil War Amendments, they were designed to ensure the equality for recently emancipated slaves.
Known collectively as the Civil War Amendments, they were designed to protect individual rights. The Thirteenth Amendment forbids Involuntary Servitude or Slavery, except where the condition is imposed on an individual as punishment for a crime. For many decades, however, the goals of the Civil War Amendments were frustrated.