Vasculitis definition

văskyə-lītĭs
Inflammation of a vessel of the body.
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Inflammation of a vessel of the body.
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(pathology) A group of diseases featuring inflammation of the wall of blood vessels.
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Other Word Forms

Noun

Singular:
vasculitis
Plural:
vasculitides

Vasculitis Sentence Examples

  • Vasculitis is not a distinctive disease in its own right, but rather a symptom or characteristic of a number of different diseases.

  • Laboratory tests for vasculitis include blood and urine tests.

  • His special areas of interest include renal physiology, vasculitis, dialysis and critical care nephrology.

  • The first stage is to consider that systemic vasculitis might be present in any patient with multisystem disease.

  • Vasculitides is the plural of the word vasculitis, which may be used to describe any disorder characterized by inflammation of the blood or lymph vessels.

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