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vasculitis
(redirected from vasculitic)

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vas·cu·li·tis  (vsky-lts)
n.
Inflammation of a vessel of the body.

vasculitis [ˌvæskjʊˈlaɪtɪs]
n
(Medicine / Pathology) inflammation of the blood vessels
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Noun1.vasculitis - inflammation of a blood vessel
inflammation, redness, rubor - a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat
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vasculitis
n (Med) → Vaskulitis f (spec), → Gefäßentzündung f


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