arteritis

arteritis

 [ahr″ter-i´tis] (pl. arteri´tides)

inflammation of an artery.

aortic arch arteritis pulseless disease.

brachiocephalic arteritis pulseless disease.

cranial arteritis temporal arteritis.

giant cell arteritis temporal arteritis.

hemolytic arteritis, microangiopathic pulseless disease.

arteritis obli´terans endarteritis obliterans.

rheumatic arteritis generalized inflammation of arterioles and arterial capillaries occurring in rheumatic fever.

Takayasu's arteritis pulseless disease.

temporal arteritis a chronic vascular disease of unknown origin, occurring in the elderly, characterized by severe headache, fever, and accumulation of giant cells in the walls of medium-sized arteries, especially the temporal arteries. Ocular involvement may cause visual impairment or blindness.

Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

ar·te·ri·tis

(ar'ter-ī'tis),

Inflammation or infection involving an artery or arteries.

[L. arteria, artery, + G. -itis, inflammation]

Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

arteritis

(är′tə-rī′tĭs)

n.

Inflammation of an artery or arteries.

The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2007, 2004 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

arteritis

Inflammation of an artery. See Granulomatous arteritis, Small vessel arteritis.

McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

ar·te·ri·tis

(ahr'tĕr-ī'tis)

Inflammation or infection involving an artery or arteries.

[L. arteria, artery, + G. -itis, inflammation]

Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

arteritis

One of a number of inflammatory diseases of small arteries characterized by swelling, tenderness and possible obstruction to the blood flow. See TEMPORAL ARTERITIS.

Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005

Arteritis

Inflammation of an artery.

Mentioned in: Kawasaki Syndrome

Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.

ar·te·ri·tis

(ahr'tĕr-ī'tis)

Inflammation or infection involving an artery or arteries.

[L. arteria, artery, + G. -itis, inflammation]

Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012

Patient discussion about arteritis

Q. What are side effects after you have had a temporal arteritis biopsy?

A. like every biopsy- when there are anatomical variations you might cause damage. but that is fairly rare...from what i remember it's a very safe procedure.

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