Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Inflammation of a vessel of the body.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Inflammation of a lymph- or blood-vessel.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun pathology A group of
diseases featuringinflammation of the wall ofblood vessels .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun inflammation of a blood vessel
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Examples
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Biopsy of these lesions reveal inflammation of the small vessels, termed leukocytoclastic vasculitis, which is most prominent in postcapillary venules.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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Aortic aneurysms also can occur as a result of diseases that inflame the blood vessels, such as vasculitis (vas-kyu-LI-tis).
Find Me A Cure 2010
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Kawasaki disease is a full-body vasculitis, meaning that blood vessels all over the body become inflamed.
Junkfood Science 2009
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"Rituximab is licensed to treat rheumatoid arthritis, but doctors also use it to treat vasculitis, which is a disease affecting the blood vessels.
Epolitix News 2010
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Basically, the doctor there believes Richard has vasculitis, which has been brought on by an allergen or an illness (he has not been sick).
DAY 16: It Wouldn’t Be Vacation Without a Trip to the E.R.! 2009
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Those with a history of iodine sensitivity, dermatitis herpetiformis or vasculitis should not take KI.
Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.: A Nuclear Accident Prescription: Why Japan Has Distributed Potassium Iodide Doses M.D. Glenn D. Braunstein 2011
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Those with a history of iodine sensitivity, dermatitis herpetiformis or vasculitis should not take KI.
Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.: A Nuclear Accident Prescription: Why Japan Has Distributed Potassium Iodide Doses M.D. Glenn D. Braunstein 2011
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Richard had vasculitis a couple of years ago but the presentation was very different – small red spots.
DAY 16: It Wouldn’t Be Vacation Without a Trip to the E.R.! 2009
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At first, given her vision problems, doctors diagnosed her with MS. They did a brain biopsy and found, however, that Kayla had central-nervous-system vasculitis, an autoimmune disease of the blood vessels of the brain.
The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008
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At first, given her vision problems, doctors diagnosed her with MS. They did a brain biopsy and found, however, that Kayla had central-nervous-system vasculitis, an autoimmune disease of the blood vessels of the brain.
The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008
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