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endarteritis

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endarteritis /end·ar·ter·i·tis/ (end″ahr-ter-i´tis) inflammation of the tunica intima of an artery.
end·ar·te·ri·tis (ndär-t-rts) or en·do·ar·te·ri·tis (nd-ärt-)
n.
Inflammation of the intima of an artery.

Endarteritis
Chronic inflammation of the inner layer of arteries.

endarteritis
[en′därtərī′tis]
Etymology: Gk, endon + arteria + itis, inflammation
inflammation of the inner layer of one or more arteries, which may become partially or completely occluded. Also called acute endarteritis.

endarteritis [en″dahr-ter-i´tis]
inflammation of the tunica intima of an artery; called also endoarteritis.
endarteritis obli´terans a form in which the lumina of the smaller vessels become narrowed or obliterated as a result of proliferation of the tissue of the intimal layer. See also arteriosclerosis obliterans.

endarteritis
inflammation of the innermost coat (tunica intima) of an artery.

endarteritis obliterans
a form in which the lumen of the smaller vessels becomes narrowed or obliterated as a result of proliferation of the tissue of the intimal layer.


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