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