Medical term:
polyarteritis
polyarteritis
[pol″e-ahr″tĕ-ri´tis]multiple sites of inflammatory and destructive lesions in the arterial system.
polyarteritis nodo´sa a form of systemic necrotizing vasculitis involving the small and medium-sized arteries with signs and symptoms resulting from infarction and scarring of the affected organ system. Called also Kussmaul's disease and periarteritis nodosa.
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pol·y·ar·ter·i·tis
(pol'ē-ar'tĕr-ī'tis),Simultaneous inflammation of a number of arteries.
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polyarteritis
(1) A nonspecific term for any condition that affects multiple arteries.(2) Polyarteritis nodosa, see there.
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pol·y·ar·te·ri·tis
(pol'ē-ahr'tĕr-ī'tis)Simultaneous inflammation of a number of arteries.
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