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arteritis definition

ar·te·ri·tis (ärt′ə rīt′is)

noun

any inflammatory disorder of the arteries

Etymology: ModL: see artery & -itis

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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