Arteritis

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 2
    inflammation of an artery wordnet

Etymology

From artery + -itis.

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