obliterating endarteritis

obliterating endarteritis definition - medical

o·blit·er·at·ing endarteritis (ə-blĭtˈə-rāˌtĭng, ō-blĭtˈ-)

noun
An extreme degree of proliferating endarteritis that closes the lumen of the artery. Also called obliterating arteritis.

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