telangiectasis
noun
chronic dilatation of the capillaries and other small blood vessels.
telangiectatic
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a word derived from
telangiectasis.
Example Sentences
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It was telangiectatic osteosarcoma, a form of bone cancer so rare that it accounts for fewer than 4% of all cases of osteosarcoma, according to the National Institutes of Health.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2022
Numerous telangiectatic spots were scattered irregularly over the body, but most thickly on the right side, especially on the outer surface of the leg.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
In this case, as in others previously reported, there were numerous telangiectatic spots of congestion scattered irregularly over the body.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
