arteritis obliterans
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arteritis — Inflammation or infection involving an artery or arteries. [L. arteria, artery, + G. itis, inflammation] brachiocephalic a. giant cell a. seen in older adults; characterized by inflammatory lesions in medium sized arteries, most commonly in the… … Medical dictionary
endarteritis obliterans — endarteritis ob·lit·er·ans ə blit ə .ranz, rənz n endarteritis in which the intimal tissue proliferates and ultimately plugs the lumen of an affected artery called also obliterating endarteritis * * * endarteritis in which the lumina of the… … Medical dictionary
tuberculous arteritis — endarteritis obliterans in those arteries intimately involved in a tubercular focus … Medical dictionary
endarteritis — Inflammation of the intima of an artery. SYN: endoarteritis. bacterial e. implantation and growth of bacteria with formation of vegetations on the arterial wall, such as may occur in a … Medical dictionary
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