vasculitis

[ vas-kyuh-lahy-tis ]

noun

, Pathology.

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

vasculitis

/ ˌvæskjʊˈlaɪtɪs /

noun

1. inflammation of the blood vessels

Word History and Origins

Origin of vasculitis¹

First recorded in 1900–05; from Latin vāsculum “little vessel” + -itis