vasculitis
[ vas-kyuh-lahy-tis ]
nounPathology.
inflammation of veins, arteries, capillaries, or lymph vessels.
Origin of vasculitis
1First recorded in 1900–05; from Latin vāsculum “little vessel” + -itis
Words Nearby vasculitis
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British Dictionary definitions for vasculitis
vasculitis
/ (ˌvæskjʊˈlaɪtɪs) /
noun
inflammation of the blood vessels
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