arteritis
[ ahr-tuh-rahy-tis ]
/ ˌɑr təˈraɪ tɪs /
noun
inflammation of an artery.
Origin of arteritis
First recorded in 1830–40;
arter(io)- +
-itis
Words nearby arteritis
Example sentences from the Web for arteritis
Arteritis may be acute, subacute, or chronic; when the inner coat alone is affected it is known as endarteritis.
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse |United States Department of AgricultureIn 1861 he came to die in Paris of arteritis, and all the literary world visited his bedside.
Vie de Bohme |Orlo WilliamsArteritis may be limited to single trunks or it may affect, more or less, all the arteries of the body.
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse |United States Department of AgricultureWeber calls this case one of arteritis obliterans with intermittent claudication.
Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: |Louis Marshall Warfield
British Dictionary definitions for arteritis
arteritis
/ (ˌɑːtəˈraɪtɪs) /
noun
pathol
inflammation of an artery
Medical definitions for arteritis
arteritis
[ är′tə-rī′tĭs ]
n.
Inflammation of an artery or arteries.