arteritis

Thân thiện

A doctor points to a diagram showing arteritis in a patient's medical chart.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Inflammation of an artery: A medical condition characterized by the swelling and irritation of the walls of an artery.

Usage

• General Use: The term is used in medical contexts to describe a pathological state affecting arteries.
• Context: It is typically found in clinical diagnoses, medical literature, and discussions of vascular health.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The patient was diagnosed with temporal arteritis, which caused severe headaches.
  • Arteritis can lead to reduced blood flow and serious complications.

Advanced Usage

• Specific Types: The word is often part of compound terms naming specific diseases. These are listed separately below as they are distinct medical diagnoses.
  • Temporal arteritis primarily affects the arteries in the head, especially near the temples.
  • Takayasu's arteritis is a form that affects the aorta and its major branches.

Variants and Related Words

• Arteritic (adj): Pertaining to or affected by arteritis.
  • The biopsy confirmed arteritic changes in the vessel wall.

Synonyms

• Vasculitis: A broader term for inflammation of blood vessels, which can include arteries, veins, and capillaries.
• Angiitis: Another general term for inflammation of a blood or lymph vessel.

Notes on Meaning

• The term specifically denotes inflammation. It does not describe other arterial conditions like hardening (arteriosclerosis) or blockage.
• It is a singular noun. The plural form is "arteritides" or, more commonly in general contexts, "arteritises."

Học thuật

Noun

1. inflammation of an artery