Macroangiopathy refers to the large vessel disease that occurs in the context of various medical conditions, particularly in the context of diabetes mellitus. It is one of the vascular complications associated with diabetes and involves damage to the large arteries. The prefix "macro-" indicates that these are larger blood vessels, as opposed to microangiopathy, which involves small blood vessels.

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