vasculitis

[vas-kyuh-lahy-tis]

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noun Pathology.

inflammation of veins, arteries, capillaries, or lymph vessels.

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British Dictionary definitions for vasculitis

vasculitis

noun

inflammation of the blood vessels

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Word Origin and History for vasculitis

n.

1900, from Latin vasculum, diminutive of vas + -itis.

vasculitis in Medicine

vasculitis

(văs′kyə-lī′tĭs)

Inflammation of a blood or lymph vessel.angiitis

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n.

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