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spider telangiectasia

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telangiectasia /tel·an·gi·ec·ta·sia/ (tel-an″je-ek-ta´zhah) permanent dilation of preexisting small blood vessels, creating focal red lesions.
hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia  a hereditary condition marked by multiple small telangiectases of the skin, mucous membranes, and other organs, associated with recurrent episodes of bleeding from affected sites and gross or occult melena.
spider telangiectasia  vascular spider.

spider telangiectasia

spider telangiectasia
Etymology: ME, spithre + Gk, telos, end, angeion, vessel, ektasis, dilation
a branched group of dilated capillary blood vessels forming a spiderlike image on the skin. Also called nevus araneus.


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