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    <periodOfReport>2016-11-18</periodOfReport>

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    <issuer>
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        <issuerName>ANGIODYNAMICS INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>ANGO</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerName>Burgstahler David F</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O AVISTA CAPITAL HOLDINGS, L.P.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>65 E. 55TH STREET, 18TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10022</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
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            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
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    </reportingOwner>

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                <value>Common Stock</value>
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                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
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                    <value>1549945</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>15.68</value>
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                    <value>See footnote</value>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
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                    <value>See footnote</value>
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                <value>Common Stock</value>
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                <value>2016-11-18</value>
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                <transactionShares>
                    <value>408706</value>
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                    <value>15.68</value>
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                    <value>See footnote</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Represents shares of the Issuer held by Avista Capital Partners, L.P. (&quot;ACP&quot;). Avista Capital Partners GP, LLC (&quot;ACP GP&quot;) is the general partner of ACP. Mr. Burgstahler is a member of the investment committee of ACP GP. By virtue of these relationships, Mr. Burgstahler may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares of common stock held by ACP. Mr. Burgstahler expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of any such securities, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Represents shares of the Issuer held by Navilyst Medical Co-Invest, LLC (&quot;NM Co-Invest&quot;). ACP GP is the manager of NM Co-Invest. Mr. Burgstahler is a member of the investment committee of ACP GP. By virtue of these relationships, Mr. Burgstahler may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares of common stock held by NM Co-Invest. Mr. Burgstahler expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of any such securities, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Represents shares of the Issuer held by Avista Capital Partners (Offshore), L.P. (&quot;ACP Offshore&quot;). ACP GP is the general partner of ACP Offshore. By virtue of this relationship, ACP GP may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares of common stock held by ACP Offshore. Each of ACP GP and ACP Offshore expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of any such securities, except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>By: /s/ David Burgstahler</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2016-11-22</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
