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vasculitis
[ vas-kyuh-lahy-tis ]
/ ˌvæs kyəˈlaɪ tɪs /
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noun Pathology.
inflammation of veins, arteries, capillaries, or lymph vessels.
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Origin of vasculitis
First recorded in 1900–05; from Latin vāsculum “little vessel” + -itis
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British Dictionary definitions for vasculitis
vasculitis
/ (ˌvæskjʊˈlaɪtɪs) /
noun
inflammation of the blood vessels
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Medical definitions for vasculitis
vasculitis
[ văs′kyə-lī′tĭs ]
n.
Inflammation of a blood or lymph vessel.angiitis
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