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endarteritis

[ ĕn′där-tə-rī′tĭs ]

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n.

Inflammation of the intima of an artery.

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Words nearby endarteritis

endangiitis, endaortitis, endarch, end around, endarterectomy, endarteritis, endarterium, end artery, en dash, endaural, end-blown

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How to use endarteritis in a sentence

The main arteries are narrowed by hyperplastic endarteritis followed by thrombosis, and similar changes are found in the veins.
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles
There is also obliterating endarteritis of the smaller vessels.
Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension:|Louis Marshall Warfield
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
Chronic endarteritis is fruitful in the production of thrombus and atheroma.
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse|United States Department of Agriculture

Such dilatations are usually due to chronic endarteritis and atheroma.
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse|United States Department of Agriculture