vasculitis

[ vas-kyuh-lahy-tis ]
/ ˌvæs kyəˈlaɪ tɪs /

noun Pathology.

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

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Words nearby vasculitis

vascular spider, vascular system, vascular tissue, vascular zone, vasculature, vasculitis, vasculo-, vasculomyelinopathy, vasculopathy, vasculum, vas deferens
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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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