polyarteritis

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Definition
  1. Noun:
    • Inflammation of several arteries: A medical condition characterized by the simultaneous inflammation of multiple arteries.
Usage Examples
  • Noun:
    • The patient was diagnosed with polyarteritis.
    • Polyarteritis is a serious vascular disease.
    • Treatment for polyarteritis often involves immunosuppressive drugs.
Advanced Usage
  • "Polyarteritis nodosa": A specific and severe form of systemic necrotizing vasculitis affecting medium-sized arteries, often abbreviated as PAN.
    • Polyarteritis nodosa can affect the skin, joints, peripheral nerves, and kidneys.
Variants and Related Words
  • Polyarteritic (adj): Relating to or affected by polyarteritis.
    • The biopsy showed polyarteritic changes.
Synonyms
  • Periarteritis nodosa (historical term, largely synonymous with polyarteritis nodosa).
  • Systemic necrotizing vasculitis (a broader category that includes conditions like polyarteritis).
Noun
  1. inflammation of several arteries

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