arteritis

[ ahr-tuh-rahy-tis ]

noun

1. inflammation of an artery.

arteritis

/ ˌɑːtəˈraɪtɪs /

noun

1. pathol inflammation of an artery

Word History and Origins

Origin of arteritis¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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

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