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endotheliosis

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endotheliosis /en·do·the·li·o·sis/ (-the″le-o´sis) proliferation of endothelium.
glomerular capillary endotheliosis  a renal lesion typical of eclampsia, characterized by deposition of fibrous material in and beneath the cells of the swollen glomerular capillary epithelium, occluding the capillaries.

en·do·the·li·o·sis (nd-thl-ss)
n.
Proliferation of endothelium.

endotheliosis [en″do-the″le-o´sis]
proliferation of endothelial elements.
glomerular capillary endotheliosis a renal lesion typical of eclampsia; it is characterized by deposition of fibrous material in and beneath the cells of the grossly swollen glomerular capillary endothelium, resulting in near total or total occlusion of the capillaries.

endotheliosis
proliferation of endothelial elements.


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Glomerular endotheliosis has been described as the classic pathologic renal lesion of preeclamptic women.
 
 
 
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