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mesaortitis

[ mĕz′ā-ôr-tī′tĭs ]

n.

Inflammation of the middle layer of the aorta.

Words nearby mesaortitis

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Example sentences from the Web for mesaortitis

Mesaortitis is the primary lesion and acts as a locus minoris resistenti where an aneurysm forms.

Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: |Louis Marshall Warfield
Microscopically the process is found to be a subacute inflammation of the media, which has been called a mesaortitis.

Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: |Louis Marshall Warfield