telangiectases

Variant of telangiectasis

telangiectasis definition

tel·an·gi·ec·ta·sis (te lan′jē ek′tə sis)

noun pl. telangiectases -·ses′ (-sēz′)

Med. chronic dilatation of capillaries and small arterial branches, producing small, reddish tumors in the skin, as of the face, thighs, etc.
also telangiectasia tel·an′·gi·ec·ta′·sia (-ek tā′z̸hə, -z̸hē ə)

Etymology: ModL < Gr telos, an end (see telo-) + angeion, receptacle (see angio-) + ektasis, extension, dilatation

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