vasculitisn.
/vaskjʊˈlʌɪtɪs/ Pathology.
An inflammatory reaction in a blood vessel; any of various conditions characterized by such reactions.
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white leg1801
arteritis1820
phlebitis1826
aortitis1842
angiitis1844
mesoarteritis1857
periarteritis1857
periphlebitis1857
pylephlebitis1857
thrombophlebitis1873
thromboarteritis1887
periarteritis nodosa1892
vasculitis1900
polyarteritis1907
thromboangiitis obliterans1908
Buerger's disease1914
Takayasu's disease1952
1900 in W. A. N. Dorland Med. Dict.
1945 Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 2 June 337/1 We believe that some of these cases could more properly be grouped with cases of nodular vasculitis.
1976 Proc. Royal Soc. Med. 69 927/1 The vasculitis and other non-articular manifestations of rheumatoid disease are distinctly uncommon in this age group.
1983 D. J. Weatherall et al. Oxf. Textbk. Med. II. xvi. 36/2 For clinical purposes, the vasculitides can be divided into those with skin lesions and those without.
Derivatives
vascuˈlitic adj. of the nature of, or characteristic of, vasculitis.
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phlebitic1840
arteritic1844
periphlebitic1890
mesarteritic1891
pylephlebitic1899
vasculitic1971
1971 Clin. & Exper. Immunol. IX. 754 Endothelial changes seem to be an important component of a number of vasculitic disorders.
1980 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Med. 73 208 His rheumatoid disease became more active and vasculitic lesions appeared once again on his fingertips.
1983 D. J. Weatherall et al. Oxf. Textbk. Med. II. xx. 63/2 There have been a number of more recently described vasculitic syndromes in which urticaria is the only skin manifestation.
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