arteriectasis
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arteriectasis
[ahr-tēr″e-ek´tah-sis]dilatation of an artery.
ar·te·ri·ec·ta·sis
, arteriectasia (ar'tĕr-ē-ek'tă-sis, -ek-tā'zē-ă),Obsolete term for vasodilation of the arteries.
[L. arteria, artery, + G. ektasis, distention]
arteriectasis
/ar·te·ri·ec·ta·sis/ (ahr-tēr″e-ek´tah-sis) dilatation and, usually, lengthening of an artery.arteriectasis
A near-extinct term for widening of arteries; i.e., vasodilation, vascular ectasia.arteriectasis
dilatation of an artery.