Angiitis
/ˌændʒiˈaɪtɪs/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A condition where blood or lymph vessels are inflamed. countable, uncountable
"Because this has not been observed over a wide geographic area and because it has not been reported in certain communities noted for their large coterie of intravenous stimulant habituees, the assumption has been made that the angiitis is due not to the methamphetamine but rather to an adulterant popular in that particular geographic area."
- 2 inflammation of a blood vessel or lymph duct wordnet
Example
More examples"Because this has not been observed over a wide geographic area and because it has not been reported in certain communities noted for their large coterie of intravenous stimulant habituees, the assumption has been made that the angiitis is due not to the methamphetamine but rather to an adulterant popular in that particular geographic area."
Etymology
From angi- + -itis.