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Arteritis
noun
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Noun
- 1 The inflammation of arterial walls, often due to infection or an autoimmune response. countable, uncountable
"In July, 1819, M. Dalbant, of Grenoble, presented to the Faculty of Medicine, of Paris, a Thesis on Arteritis, containing five cases of inflammation of the arterial coats."
- 2 inflammation of an artery wordnet
Etymology
From artery + -itis.
See also for "arteritis"
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