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arteritis

[ ahr-tuh-rahy-tis ]

noun

  1. inflammation of an artery.


arteritis

/ ˌɑːtəˈraɪtɪs /

noun

  1. pathol inflammation of an artery
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of arteritis1

First recorded in 1830–40; arter(io)- + -itis
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Example Sentences

In 1861 he came to die in Paris of arteritis, and all the literary world visited his bedside.

Changes in the arterial walls closely resembling those of syphilitic arteritis are sometimes met with in tuberculous lesions.

Arteritis may be limited to single trunks or it may affect, more or less, all the arteries of the body.

Arteritis may be acute, subacute, or chronic; when the inner coat alone is affected it is known as endarteritis.

Possibly syphilitic arteritis may be viewed as an entity, the cause is known and the lesions are characteristic.

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