arteritis

[ ahr-tuh-rahy-tis ]

noun
  1. inflammation of an artery.

Origin of arteritis

1
First recorded in 1830–40; arter(io)- + -itis

Words Nearby arteritis

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How to use arteritis in a sentence

  • In 1861 he came to die in Paris of arteritis, and all the literary world visited his bedside.

    Vie de Bohme | Orlo Williams
  • Changes in the arterial walls closely resembling those of syphilitic arteritis are sometimes met with in tuberculous lesions.

    Manual of Surgery | Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles
  • arteritis may be limited to single trunks or it may affect, more or less, all the arteries of the body.

    Special Report on Diseases of the Horse | United States Department of Agriculture
  • arteritis may be acute, subacute, or chronic; when the inner coat alone is affected it is known as endarteritis.

    Special Report on Diseases of the Horse | United States Department of Agriculture
  • Possibly syphilitic arteritis may be viewed as an entity, the cause is known and the lesions are characteristic.

    Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: | Louis Marshall Warfield

British Dictionary definitions for arteritis

arteritis

/ (ˌɑːtəˈraɪtɪs) /


noun
  1. pathol inflammation of an artery

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